The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Fine, black pencil lines drawing a rectangle directly on a white wall. The rectangle is divided into four quadrants, each featuring evenly spaced pencil lines going in a different direction. The upper left corner features vertical lines and upper right horizontal while the lower left features diagonal lines moving up left to right and the lower right diagonal lines moving down left to right.

Wall Drawing #4

1969

Sol LeWitt

(American, 1928–2007)
America
black pencil drawn directly on the wall
Overall: 304.7 x 304.7 cm (119 15/16 x 119 15/16 in.); Paper: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2008.144
© The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: Not on view

Description

A conceptual artist, LeWitt began drawing directly on walls in the late 1960s and early '70s in order to create works unconstrained by paper. He developed a system of ownership by which the buyer of the drawing receives a certificate and a rendering with directions for any other drafter to use. In this way, LeWitt opens up the work to the interpretation of the drafter. Although conceived by LeWitt, this particular version was accomplished by representatives from LeWitt's studio in concert with museum installation staff.
  • "Sol LeWitt, Early Works 1960's- 1970's", Bjorn Ressle Gallery, New York, NY, June 25- September 20, 2008.
    "Sol LeWitt", Konrad Fischer Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany, April 22- May 16, 1969.
  • {{cite web|title=Wall Drawing #4|url=false|author=Sol LeWitt|year=1969|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.144