Wall Drawing 47

Sol LeWitt

Wall Drawing 47

Description

Wall Drawing 47 is emblematic of Sol LeWitt’s systematic exploration of lines going in four basic directions – vertical, horizontal, diagonal left, and diagonal right. The drawing presents the four absolute lines layered sequentially, thus presenting their single, double, triple, and quadruple combinations. As in Wall Drawing 56, also on display at MASS MoCA, this pencil drawing shows increasingly darker gradations of tone as the piece is read from left to right.

Details

Work Date:
June 1970
Medium:
Black pencil
Credit Line:
Private collection