Donald Judd - Contemporary Art Part I New York Thursday, May 13, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Provenance


    Monika Sprüth & Philomena Magers, Munich; Private collection, Germany

  • Catalogue Essay


    Untitled (91-138 Menziken), 1991 is a classic intimate Donald Judd volumetric wall piece divided by a central panel. The cavernous interior space radiates with an orange hue filtered from the clear amber placed atop of yellow Plexiglas panel at the rear. The orange diffusion reflects along the interior aluminum walls of the piece creating a dynamic and brilliant spatial volume of color and light. As the viewer moves across the work subtle elements of the work begin to emerge. Judd creates a void where space, light and object play and intertwine to create an internal pool of colors which, depending on the orientation of the viewer, fade from dark orange to hints of pale yellow.

  • 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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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION

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Untitled (91-138 Menziken)

1991

Anodized aluminum, transparent amber over yellow Plexiglas.

9 7/8 x 39 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (25 x 100 x 25 cm).
Stamped “DONALD JUDD 91-138 ALUMINUM AG MENZIKEN” on the reverse.

Estimate
$250,000 - 350,000 

Sold for $434,500

Contemporary Art Part I

13 May 2010
New York