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Lot 857
Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
untitled (to Barnett Newman) two
Closed16 November 2018
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Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
untitled (to Barnett Newman) two
yellow, red and blue fluorescent light
95 7/8 x 47 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (243.5 x 121.6 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1971. This work is number one from an edition of five, of which three were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
untitled (to Barnett Newman) two
yellow, red and blue fluorescent light
95 7/8 x 47 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (243.5 x 121.6 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1971. This work is number one from an edition of five, of which three were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
untitled (to Barnett Newman) two
yellow, red and blue fluorescent light
95 7/8 x 47 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (243.5 x 121.6 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1971. This work is number one from an edition of five, of which three were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
untitled (to Barnett Newman) two
yellow, red and blue fluorescent light
95 7/8 x 47 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (243.5 x 121.6 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1971. This work is number one from an edition of five, of which three were fabricated, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Collection Claude Berri, Paris
By descent from the above to the present owner
Collection Claude Berri, Paris
By descent from the above to the present owner
C. Ratcliff, "Reviews and Previews," ARTnews, vol. 70, no. 2, April 1971, p. 12.
W. Domingo, "New York Galleries: Dan Flavin at Dwan," Arts Magazine, vol. 45, no. 6, April 1971, pp. 82-83 (another example illustrated).
Contemporary Art from the FMC Collection, Acquisitions 1977-1986, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Zurich, 1986, pp. 26-27 (illustrated on the cover).
A. Sandback, "Virginia Dwan: L'Aventure d'un marchand d'art," Art Press, no. 151, October 1990, p. 43 (installation view illustrated of another example).
M. Govan and T. Bell, eds., Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights, 1961-1996, New York, 2004, p. 296, no. 267 (diagram illustrated).
F. Ahmed, "‘It is what it is.’ Dan Flavin’s iconic light fittings in the Ikon Gallery," Apollo, 6 May 2016 (another example illustrated).
W. Domingo, "New York Galleries: Dan Flavin at Dwan," Arts Magazine, vol. 45, no. 6, April 1971, pp. 82-83 (another example illustrated).
Contemporary Art from the FMC Collection, Acquisitions 1977-1986, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Zurich, 1986, pp. 26-27 (illustrated on the cover).
A. Sandback, "Virginia Dwan: L'Aventure d'un marchand d'art," Art Press, no. 151, October 1990, p. 43 (installation view illustrated of another example).
M. Govan and T. Bell, eds., Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights, 1961-1996, New York, 2004, p. 296, no. 267 (diagram illustrated).
F. Ahmed, "‘It is what it is.’ Dan Flavin’s iconic light fittings in the Ikon Gallery," Apollo, 6 May 2016 (another example illustrated).
New York, Dwan Gallery, untitleds (to Barnett Newman) 1971 from Dan Flavin, March 1971.
Antwerp, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, The Future of the Object! A Selection of American Art: Minimalism and After, May-July 1990, pp. 69-70 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Santa Monica, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Dan Flavin: Selected Works, December 1990-January 1991, n.p., no. 1 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, September 2012-January 2013 (another example exhibited).
New York, David Zwirner Gallery, Dan Flavin: Corners, Barriers and Corridors, September-October 2015, pp. 42, 48-49 and 57 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Birmingham, Ikon Gallery, Dan Flavin: It is what it is and it ain’t nothing else, April-June 2016, p. 27 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Antwerp, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, The Future of the Object! A Selection of American Art: Minimalism and After, May-July 1990, pp. 69-70 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Santa Monica, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Dan Flavin: Selected Works, December 1990-January 1991, n.p., no. 1 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, September 2012-January 2013 (another example exhibited).
New York, David Zwirner Gallery, Dan Flavin: Corners, Barriers and Corridors, September-October 2015, pp. 42, 48-49 and 57 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Birmingham, Ikon Gallery, Dan Flavin: It is what it is and it ain’t nothing else, April-June 2016, p. 27 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Another example from the edition is in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.