Donald Judd - Editions & Works on Paper New York Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | Phillips

Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 16 - 17 April

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    Jörg Schellmann 251-254

  • 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 (S. 251-54)

1991-94
The complete set of four woodcuts in French ultramarine blue, on Japanese laid Mitsuma paper, with full margins.
all I. 24 7/8 x 37 5/8 in. (63.2 x 95.6 cm)
all S. 26 1/4 x 39 in. (66.7 x 99.1 cm)
All with the artist's estate inkstamp and numbered 7/15 in pencil on the reverse (there were also 2 artist's proofs), published by Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, all framed.

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000 

Sold for $177,800

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 16 - 17 April