Artist
Sol LeWitt (American, 1928–2007)American, 1928–2007
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brick Wall, B#4
- from the book Brick Wall
Date1977
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 17 1/4 in. (27.6 × 43.8 cm)
Mount: 14 7/16 × 23 1/16 in. (36.7 × 58.5 cm)
Mount: 14 7/16 × 23 1/16 in. (36.7 × 58.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number81.127
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Sol LeWitt’s work is
typically concerned with the reduction of line, form, and pure color. Brick Wall B #4 is one in a series of 30
black-and-white photographs that documents the surface of a brick wall
throughout various times of day. In doing so, the qualities of the wall become
familiar through repetition.
This photograph was originally
published in LeWitt’s artist-book, Brick
Wall, 1977. It shows two views of the wall as they would be seen on the
pages of the book.
Provenance[Rosa Esman Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1981.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988
Exhibited: "Art by Chance," The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, Jul 22 - Sep 3, 1989 (LN:89.2)
Exhibited: "Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001 - February 3, 2002.
Exhibited: "Contemporary Photography from the Collection of the MFAH", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, August 15, 2003-January 4, 2004.
Exhibited "Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures",
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston December 3 - February 25, 2007
Austin Museum of Art May 19 - August 12, 2007
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi June 5 - August 24, 2008
"Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, February 21 - May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right below image on mount in pencil "Sol LeWitt"
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