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Dan Flavin
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Dan Flavin
- untitled (for Prudence and her new baby) a
- ultraviolet and red fluorescent light
- 96 by 24 in. 244 by 61 cm.
- Executed in 1992, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1993)
Exhibited
New York, The Pace Gallery, Dan Flavin: tall cornered fluorescent light, December 1993 - January 1994, p. 5, illustrated in color (another example)
Rio de Janiero, Centro Cultural Light, Dan Flavin, May - July 1998, p. 4, illustrated in color
Literature
Michael Govan and Tiffany Bell, Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights 1961-1996, New York, 2004, no. 636, p. 397, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good working condition. The sculpture is currently wired for Europe and will need a transformer in the USA and elsewhere. There are very faint accretions to the top part of the aluminum casing; and some faint abrasions at the resting points of the sculpture; otherwise there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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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
[Dan Flavin] has taken the light bulb which is a thing and turned it into an innate material, as if it were paint, or canvas, or crayons, or steel, an I-beam, and he has turned this thing, this material, into something personal in order to make a statement that goes beyond the material as a formal material.
Barnett Newman, September 1969