ID 1306233
Lot 342 | DAN FLAVIN (1933-1996)
Estimate value
£ 100 000 – 150 000
Untitled (to the citizens of the Swiss cantons) I
red and daylight fluorescent light
48 x 15 ¾in. (122 x 40cm.)
Executed in 1987, this work is number one from an edition of five
Provenance
Sprüth Magers, Berlin.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Renate Puvogel, "Bild-Objekte oder Licht-Körper," Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst, 1991, No. 13 (another from the edition, illustrated in colour, p. 1).
M. Govan and T. Bell, Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights 1961-1996, New York 2004, no. 477, p. 360 (another from the edition, installation view illustrated in colour, pp. 91 and 360; diagram illustrated in colour, p. 360).
M. Govan and T. Bell, Dan Flavin: A Retrospective, New York 2004 (another from the edition, illustrated in colour, p. 91).
Exhibited
Zurich, Annemarie Verna Galerie, Dan Flavin, 1987 (another from the edition exhibited)
Lyon, Musee d’art Contemporian de Lyon, Collection Panza: Dan Flavin, 1989 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Guggenheim Museum, Dan Flavin, 1996 (another from the edition exhibited, installation view illustrated in colour, pp. 74-75).
Berlin, Deutsche Guggenheim, Dan Flavin: The Architecture Of Light, 1999-2000 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, pp. 74-75).
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Dan Flavin: A Retrospective, 2006.
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: | Contemporary art |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
Artist: | Dan Flavin (1933 - 1996) |
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Art style: | Contemporary art |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
Address of auction |
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