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Dan Flavin
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Dan Flavin
- Untitled (To Madeline and Eric Kraft)
- red, Ultraviolet, pink and yellow fluorescent light
- 8 3/8 by 48 by 24 in. 21 by 122 by 61 cm.
- Executed in 1992, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5, of which 3 were fabricated.
Provenance
Edition Schellmann, New York
Private Collection, Munich
Sotheby's, New York, 12 November 2014, Lot 288 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Munich
Sotheby's, New York, 12 November 2014, Lot 288 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Dan Flavin, March 1992 (another example exhibited)
Literature
Michael Govan and Tiffany Bell, Eds., Dan Flavin - The Complete Lights 1961-1996, New York 2004, cat. no. 642, p. 399, illustrated (diagram)
Condition
This work is in very good condition and in full working order. There are some scattered light surface abrasions to the neon bulbs.
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.
Catalogue Note
"The Minimalist artists' acknowledgement of the contextual frame in which the artwork was perceived implicitly interpolated the viewer into that context. This is nowhere more apparent than in Flavin's light constructions, which cast a seductive glow on the spectator's skin. Whether politely illuminating a corner or aggressively invading the viewer's space, the atmospheric light of Flavin's 'situations' is mapped onto building and body alike, enveloping both in a palpable wash of color that binds together object and observer to an extent unprecedented in the work of his contemporaries, such that 'the insistent rays...deprive the spectator of even his sure ground as the seer by rendering him, too, as a possible object.'"
J. Fiona Ragheb
Dan Flavin: The Architecture of Light, New York 1999, online