Leonardo Drew (American, b. 1961), Numbers 25X, 26X and 27X (A Triptych)

Rust on paper, 2008, each float mounted and framed under Plexiglass.

Number 25X and Number 26X: Frame dimensions 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
Number 27X: Frame dimensions 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.

Gifted to the consignor by the artist in 2015.

With COAs signed by the artist and dated 2015.

Leonardo Drew is a contemporary American artist best known for his sculptural installations that transform raw materials—such as wood, metal, cotton, and rust—into dynamic abstract compositions. Born in 1961 in Tallahassee, Florida and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Drew demonstrated artistic talent from a young age and was exhibiting his work professionally as a teenager. He later earned his BFA from Cooper Union in 1985. His sculptures, while formally abstract, often evoke the effects of time, decay, and regeneration, drawing on both personal memory and broader historical themes such as the African American experience, urban decay, and cycles of nature. His use of materials, frequently subjected to processes of weathering or corrosion, invites viewers to engage with the energy and entropy of matter in flux.

Drew’s work has been widely exhibited in major museums and galleries across the United States and internationally, including the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Brooklyn Museum, and the Tate in London. Among his most notable works are his numbered series, such as Number 8 or Number 43, which resist narrative interpretation in favor of emotional and material resonance. Though he has consistently declined to impose specific meanings on his work, Drew's practice reflects a profound sensitivity to history, material culture, and spiritual endurance. He continues to live and work in Brooklyn, New York, where his studio practice remains deeply rooted in experimentation, labor-intensive craftsmanship, and the sculptural transformation of everyday materials.

Some minor marring to frames and one with scratch to Plexiglass.