Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #4

Sol LeWitt, Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #4, 1995, hand-drawn photo transfer with aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan, 2010.34.4, © 1995, The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Sol LeWitt, Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #4, 1995, hand-drawn photo transfer with aquatint on paper, sheet and image: 35 3835 38 in. (89.989.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan, 2010.34.4, © 1995, The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork Details

Title
Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #4
Artist
Publisher
River House Editions
Date
1995
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 35 3835 38 in. (89.989.9 cm)
Copyright
© 1995, The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Credit Line
Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan
Mediums Description
hand-drawn photo transfer with aquatint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2010.34.4

Artwork Description

Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #4 is part of a set of four serial images based on an idea with permutations determined by rules the artist contrived. LeWitt began with a drawing of wavy brushstrokes, which was then photographically transferred to several metal plates and printed as an aquatint. By varying the colors and the order in which the successive plates were printed, the images vary from one to the next while sharing a single basic format. The successive printing of plates allowed for multiple variations on a single image. The sumptuous surface, curvilinear design, and layered colors of these prints show the artist pushing beyond the geometric forms and straight lines for which his work is best known.

Multiplicity, 2011

Works by this artist (9 items)

Sol LeWitt, Maquette for One, Two, Three, 1979, assembled and painted balsa wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1979.159.44, © 2019 The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Maquette for One, Two, Three
Date1979
assembled and painted balsa wood
On view
Sol LeWitt, Avery Fisher Hall 1973, 1973, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Harry W. Zichterman, 1982.119
Avery Fisher Hall 1973
Date1973
screenprint on paper
Not on view

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