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Lot 27
  • 27

Dan Flavin

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dan Flavin
  • Untitled
  • ultraviolet and blue fluorescent light
  • 246 by 61 by 20.3cm.
  • 96 7/8 by 24 by 8in.
  • Executed in 1966, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3, of which only 2 were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

Provenance

John Weber Gallery, New York
Dwan Gallery, New York
Private Collection, London
Pace Wildenstein, New York
Private Collection

Exhibited

New York, Dwan Gallery, cool white, etc. from Dan Flavin, 1968
East Hampton, Guild Hall, Dan Flavin: An Intimate View, 2007

Literature

Miriam Brumer, 'In the Galleries: Dan Flavin' in: Arts Magazine, December 1968-January 1969, No. 43, p. 60
Stephen Kutz, 'Reviews and Previews: Dan Flavin' in: Art News, December 1968, No. 67, p. 17
Dan Graham, 'Flavin's Proposal' in: Arts Magazine, December 1970, No. 44, p. 44, illustrated
Exhibition Catalogue, Saint Louis Art Museum, Drawings and Diagram from Dan Flavin 1963-1972, 1973, p. 64  
Tiffany Bell and David Gray, Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights 1961-1996, New York 2004, p. 249, no. 107, illustration of the diagram in colour

Condition

Colour: the colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the tonality of the box is cooler and the illustration fails to convey fully the ultraviolet effect of the top tube. Condition: This work is in very good working condition. There are a few minor scratches to the vertical box.
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