Color Bands

Sol LeWitt, Color Bands, 2000, linocut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation, 2010.65.6, © 2000, The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Sol LeWitt, Color Bands, 2000, linocut on paper, sheet and image: 2929 in. (73.773.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation, 2010.65.6, © 2000, The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork Details

Title
Color Bands
Artist
Date
2000
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 2929 in. (73.773.7 cm)
Copyright
© 2000, The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the C.K. Williams Foundation
Mediums Description
linocut on paper
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2010.65.6

Artwork Description

Sol LeWitt's work explores the near infinite possibilities of color and line. Color Bands is a series of eight prints in which mesmerizing curves and lines play on the optical effects of adjacent colors. LeWitt was a self-proclaimed conceptual artist who believed that his finished artworks served as concepts rather than as inherently valuable objects. For Color Bands, he composed a set of drawings and measurements that were executed by a master printmaker.

Works by this artist (10 items)

Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Hip Hop, 1993, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.7, © 1993, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Hip Hop
Date1993
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Looking Out, 1991, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.6, © 1991, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Looking Out
Date1991
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Street Champion, 1986, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.5, © 1986, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Street Champion
Date1986
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., The Guardian, 1990, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.4, © 1990, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
The Guardian
Date1990
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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Dateca. 1975
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Lure of the Sea
Dateca. 1975
gelatin silver print
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Untitled, ca. 1945-1950, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lewis and Jean Greenblatt, 2002.86.9
Untitled
Dateca. 1945-1950
gelatin silver print
Not on view