Sol LeWitt Lines in Four Different Directions (original signed drawing) 1983, Original hand signed drawing on stamped postcard postmarked from Spoleto Italy

This hand signed and inscribed original, unique geometric ink drawing of Lines in Four Different Directions is by legendary Minimalist/Conceptual master Sol Lewitt. The card bears the original stamps and postmark from Spoleto, Italy (zip code: 06049). (Sol Lewitt famously bought a house in Spoleto where he traveled often with his family - despite, as the story goes, never having learned much Italian. ) The verso of the card depicts Lewitt's work "Wall Drawing: Six Superimposed Geometric Figures", 1976, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (LACMA).  It is addressed to Dan Pope, a longtime CBS News cameraman and visual art lover who amassed an extraordinary well-recognized private collection of autographs and drawings from many well known artists including Lewitt. This was long before the era of Internet commerce, when only a rarefied group of true art fans were amassing these collections. Dan was one of them. Provenance is excellent as we acquired this work directly from the recipient - Dan Pope. Lewitt's Lines in Four Different Directions is one of his most iconic designs, and this unique, signed drawing is a highly collectible piece of historical ephemera from this Minimalist master. 

SIGNATURE

Boldly signed in black ink marker by Sol Lewitt directly under the drawing. Stamped and postmarked with a date of 1983 from Spoleto Italia.

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the recipient and addressee, Dan Pop, longtime CBS News cameraman and art lover and collector.