ID 1336404
Lot 685 | DAN FLAVIN (1933-1996)
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
untitled (for Charlotte and Jim Brooks) 7
pink and blue fluorescent light
5 ½ x 48 x 3 ¼ in. (14 x 122 x 8.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1964. This work is number one from an edition of five, of which three were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
Pace Gallery, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992
Literature
F. Leen, "... Notes for an Electric Light Art. (Dan Flavin)," Forum International 3, November-December 1992, p. 2 (another example illustrated and illustrated on the cover).
A. Zevi, "Icone fluorescenti/Dan Flavin's Flourescent Icons," L'Architettura, vol. 39, nos. 7-8, July-August 1993, p. 569, no. 7 (another example illustrated).
M. Govan and T. Bell, eds., Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights 1961-1996, New York, 2004, pp. 244, no. 87 (diagram illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Pace Gallery, Dan Flavin: Colored Fluorescent Light, 1964 and 1992, February-March 1992.
Houston, Texas Gallery, untitled (for Charlotte and Jim Brooks) 1964 & untitled (to Ken Price) 1992, March-May 1993 (another example exhibited).
New York, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, Unlikely Friends: James Brooks & Dan Flavin, January-February 2012 (another example exhibited).
| 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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