Provenance
Margot Paz, Madrid
Galerie Lelong, New York
Nick and Vera Munro, Hamburg
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Catalogue Essay
In his 1964 essay, “Specific Objects”, Donald Judd carves out a space for himself in the world of art. Arguing against reductive labels such as “painting” and “sculpture”, Judd asserted that his recent berth of artistic constructions consisting of plywood, metal, colored Plexiglas and other materials be classified with a term of their own, “specific objects”. These assemblies of open three dimensional forms did not conform to the methods of the sculptor, but were manufactured with industrial means. In addition, as he made clear in the seminal years that followed, his creations were not to be analyzed by any artistic authority or criticized for their inherent value; they stand on their own, representatives unto themselves and self-evident in their meaning. “Color is like material. It is one way or the other, but it obdurately exists. Its existence as it is is the main fact and not what it might mean, which may be nothing” (Donald Judd, 1993, from “Some Aspects of Color in General and Red and Black in Particular”, Donald Judd: Colorist, Edited by Dietmar Elger, Ostinfildern, 2000).

Untitled (Lippincott), 1985, reflects both Judd’s adherence to his artistic credo and his explorations of space and color. The four sets of vertical boxes seem to organize themselves in a geometrical pattern, dividing into three, then coalescing into a smaller original form, then splitting into two in the last compartment. The fascinating interplay of Judd’s interior green Plexiglas and the metallic of its surrounding aluminum creates a wealth of exploratory possibilities for the viewer, where perspective and light transform the standing characteristics of the present lot. Judd’s specific object inhabits a world of its own, making any type of label or categorization to seem a fruitless enterprise. It highlights both the importance and legitimacy of this and every artwork’s autonomy.
Artist Biography
Donald Judd
American • 1928 - 1994
Donald Judd came to critical acclaim in the 1960s with his simple, yet revolutionary, three-dimensional floor and wall objects made from new industrial materials, such as anodized aluminum, plywood and Plexiglas, which had no precedent in the visual arts. His oeuvre is characterized by the central constitutive elements of color, material and space. Rejecting the illusionism of painting and seeking an aesthetic freed from metaphorical associations, Judd sought to explore the relationship between art object, viewer and surrounding space with his so-called "specific objects." From the outset of his three-decade-long career, Judd delegated the fabrication to specialized technicians. Though associated with the minimalist movement, Judd did not wish to confine his practice to this categorization.

Inspired by architecture, the artist also designed and produced his own furniture, predominantly in wood, and eventually hired a diverse team of carpenters late in his career.
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Donald Judd

Untitled (Lippincott)

1985
anodized aluminum, clear and green Plexiglas
9 7/8 x 60 x 9 7/8 in. (25 x 152 x 25 cm)

Estimate
$500,000 - 700,000

Sold for $842,500

Contemporary Art Part I

7 November 2011
New York

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Maurizio Cattelan
Untitled
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
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Mark Grotjahn
Untitled (Crimson Red and Canary Yellow Butterfly 798)
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Urs Fischer
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Christopher Wool
Untitled (P 177)
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Christopher Wool
Untitled (P 63)
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Christopher Wool
Untitled (P 71)
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Ugo Rondinone
DRITTERJUNIZWEITAUSENDUNDNEUN (3. June 2009)
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Andy Warhol
Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series)
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Sherrie Levine
Skull
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Damien Hirst
Disintegration - The Crown of Life
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Jeff Koons
Cape Codder Troll
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Damien Hirst
Au-195m
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Ed Ruscha
Romance
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Richard Prince
Untitled (Cowboy)
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Maurizio Cattelan
Frank and Jamie
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Roy Lichtenstein
Forms in Space
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Cindy Sherman
Untitled (#88)
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Richard Prince
Runaway Nurse
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Andy Warhol
Knives
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Cy Twombly
Untitled
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Andy Warhol
Self-Portrait
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Yves Klein
Untitled Coral Sculpture, (SE 288)
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Willem de Kooning
Untitled XVIII
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Andy Warhol
Jackie
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Alexander Calder
Trepied
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Ellsworth Kelly
Green Black
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Donald Judd
Untitled (Lippincott)
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Richard Serra
Palms
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Philip Guston
Path III
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Joan Mitchell
Untitled
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Sam Francis
Blue Balls I
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Anish Kapoor
Untitled
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Andy Warhol
Dollar Sign
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Damien Hirst
20 Pills
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Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol
Untitled
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Jeff Koons
Bikini (Jungle)
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George Condo
Large Reclining Smoker
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Anselm Kiefer
TBC (dies florum et palmorum)
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Richard Artschwager
Porch
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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Marilyn’s Mouth
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George Condo
Composite Figure No. 1
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Urs Fischer
Not My House, Not My Fire
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Sterling Ruby
SP40
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Jacob Kassay
Untitled
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Donald Judd

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Untitled (Lippincott)

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New York