The location of a circle, square and a triangle

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Artist/Maker	LeWitt, Sol (artist)
Place of origin	New York (drawn)

Le Witt's art lies in conceiving and working out an idea (for sculpture and wall-drawings) to be made by others following his instructions. This drawing summarises his visual language which is limited to the most basic geometric shapes.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	The location of a circle, square and a triangle (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil and pen and ink drawing on tracing paper Pencil Ink Tracing Paper Drawing
Brief description	The location of a circle, square and a triangle, by Sol Lewitt, 1976. Pencil, pen and ink on tracing paper.
Physical description	Pencil and pen and ink drawing on tracing paper. Geometric composition of a circle, square and triangle, each shape inscribed with notes and linked by a network of lines.
Dimensions	Height: 48cm Width: 48cm Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981.
Style	Conceptualism
Marks and inscriptions	'Sol LeWitt/NYC August 27 1976' (Signed and dated) (Inscribed with a description of the plan)
Subjects depicted	Circles (Plane Figures) Squares (Geometric Figures) Triangles (Polygons) Geometry
Summary	Le Witt's art lies in conceiving and working out an idea (for sculpture and wall-drawings) to be made by others following his instructions. This drawing summarises his visual language which is limited to the most basic geometric shapes.
Bibliographic reference	Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.54.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3170-1980

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1025247/the-location-of-a-circle-drawing-lewitt-sol/

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