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A printed page features an irregular trapezoid-like form on a bright yellow background. The form’s shorter side points down. The form is made up of many small geometric shapes in many different colors.

A rectangular printed page features an irregular trapezoid-like form on a bright 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 muted and bright colors such as yellows, blues, greys, greens, and reds.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M21803
People
Sol LeWitt, American (Hartford, CT 1928 - 2007 New York, NY)
Title
Complex Forms
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1989
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/300063

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and aquatint on white, machine wove paper
Technique
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
image: 30 × 45.5 cm (11 13/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
sheet: 49.3 × 63.3 cm (19 7/16 × 24 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Genovese Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, December 10, 1991.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
final state
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
1991
Object Number
M21803
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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