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Dan Flavin
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description
- Dan Flavin
- untitled (monument for V. Tatlin)
- cool white fluorescent light
- 96 x 20 in. 243.8 x 50.8 cm.
- Executed in 1967, this work is number three from an edition of five of which three were fabricated and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
PaceWildenstein, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 9, 2009, Lot 28
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Sotheby's, New York, May 9, 2009, Lot 28
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Los Angeles, MoCA Temporary Contemporary; Washington, D. C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Bordeaux, CAPC, Musée d'art contemporain; Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, 'monument' for V. Tatlin from Dan Flavin, 1964-1983, April 1984 - January 1986, pl. 45, illustrated (edition no. unknown)
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Traum vom Absoluten/Dream of the Absolute, June - September 1994, p. 53, illustrated in color (titled Untitled (Monument 1 for V. Tatlin)) (edition no. unknown)
New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Luciano Fabro, Dan Flavin, Mario Merz, Pino Pascali, September - October 1995 (edition no. unknown)
New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Sculpture, February - March 2003 (edition no. unknown)
New York, PaceWildenstein, Summer Travels, July - September 2003 (the present example)
New York, PaceWildenstein, Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art, February - March 2005, p. 45, illustrated (the present example)
East Hampton, Guild Hall, Dan Flavin: An Intimate View, June - July 2007 (the present example)
New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Sol Lewitt, Richard Long, Mario Merz, September - October 2010
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Traum vom Absoluten/Dream of the Absolute, June - September 1994, p. 53, illustrated in color (titled Untitled (Monument 1 for V. Tatlin)) (edition no. unknown)
New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Luciano Fabro, Dan Flavin, Mario Merz, Pino Pascali, September - October 1995 (edition no. unknown)
New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Sculpture, February - March 2003 (edition no. unknown)
New York, PaceWildenstein, Summer Travels, July - September 2003 (the present example)
New York, PaceWildenstein, Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art, February - March 2005, p. 45, illustrated (the present example)
East Hampton, Guild Hall, Dan Flavin: An Intimate View, June - July 2007 (the present example)
New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Sol Lewitt, Richard Long, Mario Merz, September - October 2010
Literature
Exh. Cat., Lausanne, FAE Musée d'art contemporain, Selection: oeuvres de la collection, 1991, p. 61, illustrated in color (titled Untitled (Monument 1 for V. Tatlin)) (another example)
Exh. Cat., Washington, D.C., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions, 1992-1996, 1997, cat. no. 47, p. 36, illustrated (another example)
Exh. Cat., Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural Light, Dan Flavin, 1998, p. 16, illustrated (the present example)
Michael Govan and Tiffany Bell, Dan Flavin: the Complete Lights, 1961-1996, New Haven and London, 2004, cat. no. 142, p. 262, illustrated (artist's diagram)
David Cohen, "Arts & Letters - Gallery Going: When the Rule Ruled," New York Sun, March 3, 2005, p. 19 (the present example)
Jane Harris, "The ruling class: Seeking the poetic potential of neutral signs," New York Village Voice, March 16-22, 2005, p. 8 (Voices Choices), illustrated (the present example)
Holland Cotter, "Art in Review: 'Logical Conclusions,'" The New York Times, March 18, 2005, p. E42, illustrated (the present example)
Exh. Cat., Washington, D.C., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions, 1992-1996, 1997, cat. no. 47, p. 36, illustrated (another example)
Exh. Cat., Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural Light, Dan Flavin, 1998, p. 16, illustrated (the present example)
Michael Govan and Tiffany Bell, Dan Flavin: the Complete Lights, 1961-1996, New Haven and London, 2004, cat. no. 142, p. 262, illustrated (artist's diagram)
David Cohen, "Arts & Letters - Gallery Going: When the Rule Ruled," New York Sun, March 3, 2005, p. 19 (the present example)
Jane Harris, "The ruling class: Seeking the poetic potential of neutral signs," New York Village Voice, March 16-22, 2005, p. 8 (Voices Choices), illustrated (the present example)
Holland Cotter, "Art in Review: 'Logical Conclusions,'" The New York Times, March 18, 2005, p. E42, illustrated (the present example)
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. The metal fixture exhibits some faint soiling and handling scattered on the outer lateral sides and the corner tip at the bottom of the lid of the farthest left fixture is slightly bent. This work is wired for US electrical current.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.