ID 1303811
Lot 159 | DAN FLAVIN (1933-1996)
Estimate value
$ 120 000 – 180 000
untitled (for Charlotte and Jim Brooks) 6
ultraviolet and blue fluorescent light
width: 96 in. (244 cm.)
Executed in 1963. This work is number two from an edition of three.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
Literature
S. Kurtz, "Reviews and Previews: Dan Flavin," Art News, vol. 67, no. 8, December 1968, p. 17.
M. Brumer, "In the Galleries: Dan Flavin," Arts Magazine, vol. 43, no. 3, December 1968-January 1969, p. 60.
D. Judd, "Complaints Part I," Studio International, vol. 177, no. 910, April 1969, p. 187 (another example illustrated).
B. Reise, "Correspondence: Art Called 'Minimal,'" Studio International, vol. 177, no. 912, June 1969, p. 256.
W. S. Wilson, "Dan Flavin: Fiat Lux," ARTnews, vol. 68, no. 9, January 1970, p. 51 (another example illustrated).
K. Baker, "A Note on Dan Flavin," Artforum, vol. 10, no. 5, January 1972, p. 38 (another example illustrated).
drawing and diagrams from Dan Flavin 1963-1972; corners, barriers and corridors in fluorescent light from Dan Flavin, exh. cat., St. Louis Art Museum, 1973, p. 64.
Walker Art Center: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection, exh. cat., Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 1990, p. 536 (another example illustrated).
J. Meyer, "Dan Flavin," Flash Art, vol. 25, no. 164, May-June 1992, p. 113.
M. Glimcher, ed., Adventures in Art: Forty Years at Pace, Milan, 2001, p. 433 (another example illustrated).
M. Govan and T. Bell, eds., Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights, 1961-1996, New Haven, 2004, p. 224, no. 32 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Dwan Gallery, cool white, etc. from Dan Flavin, November 1968 (another example exhibited).
New York, Pace Gallery, Dan Flavin: Colored Fluorescent Light, 1964 and 1992, February-March 1992 (another example exhibited).
Houston, Texas Gallery, untitled (for Charlotte and Jim Brooks) 1964 & untitled (to Ken Price) 1992, March-May 1993 (another example exhibited).
Munich, Sabine Knust/Maximilian Verlag, Dan Flavin: Fluorescent Light, 1963-96, February-March 1998 (another example exhibited).
London, Haunch of Venison, Dan Flavin; Works from the 1960s, February-March 2005.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; London, Hayward Gallery and Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Dan Flavin: A Retrospective, February 2005-October 2006 (another example exhibited).
St. Louis, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Flavin: Constructed Light, February-October 2008 (another example exhibited).
Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Davant l’horitzó, October 2013-February 2014 (another example exhibited).
Further Details
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Artist: | Dan Flavin (1933 - 1996) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
Artist: | Dan Flavin (1933 - 1996) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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