Dan Flavin - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | Phillips

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  • “I knew that the actual space of a room could be broken down and played with by planting illusions of real light (electric light) at crucial junctures in the room’s composition. A piece of a wall can be visually disintegrated from the whole into a separate triangle by plunging a diagonal of light from edge to edge on the wall.”
    — Dan Flavin

    • Provenance

      Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
      Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001

    • Exhibited

      New York, John Weber Gallery, Group Exhibition, June 1–July 1974 (another example exhibited)
      San Francisco, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Dan Flavin, October 29–November 30, 1974 (another example exhibited)
      New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Dan Flavin: Selected Works 1969-1990, October 8–November 12, 1994 (another example exhibited)
      New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Dan Flavin, March 1–March 22, 1997 (another example exhibited)
      New York, Leo Castelli Gallery; New York, Brooke Alexander Gallery, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd: Sculpture and Works on Paper, March 23–May 25, 2001

    • Literature

      Robert H. McDonald, “Dan Flavin,” Artweek, vol. 5, no. 39, November 16, 1974 (another example, described with incorrect color order)
      Michael Govan and Tiffany Bell, Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights 1961-1996, New York, 2004, no. 351, p. 324 (another example illustrated)

    • Artist Biography

      Dan Flavin

      American • 1933 - 1996

      Dan Flavin employed commercially-sold fluorescent light tubes in order to produce what he liked to call "situations" or installations. His minimalist approach transcended simplicity through his use of neon colors and thoughtful compositions. With straight-edged light beams, Flavin would often create dynamic arrangements reminiscent of Fred Sandback's work with yarn.

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untitled

pink, blue and green fluorescent light
height 48 in. (121.9 cm); width 48 in. (121.9 cm)
Executed in 1974, this work is number 4 from an edition of 5, of which 5 were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$100,000 - 150,000 

Sold for $177,800

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 November 2023