Sol LeWitt
United States • 1928 - 2007
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Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist best known for helping to launch Conceptual Art and Minimalism of the Post-War era.
Sol LeWitt was an American artist born on September 9, 1928, in Hartford, Connecticut. He made his first prints while in college in the late '40s. LeWitt then moved to New York City in 1953 to study at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School (currently the School of Visual Arts) and worked for Seventeen Magazine. He progressed to a job at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Sol LeWitt helped to launch Conceptual Art and Minimalism of the Post-War era. He used basic shapes and colors to create drawings and structures. From the '60s through the '90s prominent museums displayed his collections. LeWitt died on April 8, 2007, in New York City.
Two Asymmetrical Pyramids and Their Mirror Images (Counterpoint)
Sol LeWitt
Print - 21.1 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,052
A form driven from a rectangular solid (juventudes musicales portfolio)
Sol LeWitt
Print - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch
$8,640
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Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist best known for helping to launch Conceptual Art and Minimalism of the Post-War era.
Sol LeWitt was an American artist born on September 9, 1928, in Hartford, Connecticut. He made his first prints while in college in the late '40s. LeWitt then moved to New York City in 1953 to study at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School (currently the School of Visual Arts) and worked for Seventeen Magazine. He progressed to a job at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Sol LeWitt helped to launch Conceptual Art and Minimalism of the Post-War era. He used basic shapes and colors to create drawings and structures. From the '60s through the '90s prominent museums displayed his collections. LeWitt died on April 8, 2007, in New York City.
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What is Sol LeWitt’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Colorful Geometric Painters, Suprematism, Site-Specific Art
When was Sol LeWitt born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1928