R541

Artist Sol LeWitt American, 1928 - 2007

Dateca. 1970

MediumStriated brown wove paper

DimensionsOverall: 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)

ClassificationsMixed Media

Credit LineGift of Robert S. Risman, Jr.

Object number1988.12.7

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Signedeach signed in pencil "Sol LeWitt " on a ruled line on the lower edge of the face of the work

InscribedIn pencil next to the signature is wrtten on each piece an "R" number (all starting with 5) and then "Stockholm" The R may relate to the ripping done to create the work, but there are many other works in LeWitt's so-called $100 Drawings series that are not ripped but have R numbers.

DescriptionThe actual objects are the brown paper pieces. Presented in nine separate frames numbered 1988.12.1 to 1988.12.9. Each of the nine torn paper objects in this series has its own "R" number, 1988.12.7 is R541. The number series is 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 534, 540, 541, and 550.Exhibition History"Pieces: Collage, Constructions, & Conceptual Art," Hoopes Gallery, 5/15/05-10/05, The Hyde Collection.ProvenanceDiamond Point, NY, Robert S. Risman, Jr.
1988, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust