A printed page features an irregular trapezoid-like form on a mustard yellow background. The form’s shorter side points down. The form is made up of many small geometric shapes in many different colors.
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A rectangular printed page features an irregular trapezoid-like form on a mustard yellow background. The form is centered on the page with its shorter side pointing down. The form is made up of many small geometric shapes such as triangles, squares, trapezoids, and pentagons. The shapes are in many different mid-tone and muted colors such as yellows, blues, greys, greens, and reds.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M22457
People
Sol LeWitt, American (Hartford, CT 1928 - 2007 New York, NY)
Title
Color Proof I
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Complex Form preparatory material
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1988
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262735

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and aquatint on white, machine wove paper
Technique
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
image: 30 × 45.4 cm (11 13/16 × 17 7/8 in.)
sheet: 31.6 × 46.8 cm (12 7/16 × 18 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: 12/1

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, New Hampshire], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, July 13, 1994.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
working proof
Standard Reference Number
K.1989.14; E-36

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Estate of Sol LeWitt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
M22457
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Verification Level

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