LEWITT Sol (Hartford 1928 - New York 2007)
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, [printed by: Hamakor - Jerusalem], 1975 (September), 18 × 18 cm, paperback, pp. 16 unnumbered, cover with title in black on a white background. Artist’s book consisting of seven full-page illustrations on a gridded background, featuring compositions of red, blue, and yellow lines, accompanied by captions in English and Hebrew. The book can be read either from left to right, following the title and captions in English, or from right to left, following the title and captions in Hebrew. “There are seven pages with radiating lines in one and all the three primary colors. Each kind of line expresses a function and color; for example, red from the sides, blue from the corners and yellow from the center” (Lewitt/ Legg). Published on the occasion of the exhibition (Jerusalem, Israel Museum, September 1975). Edition size not stated. Slight yellowing along the edges of the cover. First edition.
[Bibliography: Lewitt 1990: p. [64]; Lewitt/ Legg 1978: p. 11; Maffei/De Donno: 64-65; Tonini 2014: no. 36, illustration p. 110].
LEWITT Sol (Hartford 1928 - New York 2007)
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, [printed by: Hamakor - Jerusalem], 1975 (September), 18 × 18 cm, paperback, pp. 16 unnumbered, cover with title in black on a white background. Artist’s book consisting of seven full-page illustrations on a gridded background, featuring compositions of red, blue, and yellow lines, accompanied by captions in English and Hebrew. The book can be read either from left to right, following the title and captions in English, or from right to left, following the title and captions in Hebrew. “There are seven pages with radiating lines in one and all the three primary colors. Each kind of line expresses a function and color; for example, red from the sides, blue from the corners and yellow from the center” (Lewitt/ Legg). Published on the occasion of the exhibition (Jerusalem, Israel Museum, September 1975). Edition size not stated. Slight yellowing along the edges of the cover. First edition.
[Bibliography: Lewitt 1990: p. [64]; Lewitt/ Legg 1978: p. 11; Maffei/De Donno: 64-65; Tonini 2014: no. 36, illustration p. 110].
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