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Dan Flavin
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Dan Flavin
- Untitled (to S.A., lovingly)
blue and red fluorescent light
- 48 by 48 by 8 in. 121.9 by 121.9 by 20.3 cm.
- Executed in 1987, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5, of which 3 were fabricated and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1988
Exhibited
Seattle, Donald Young Gallery, Dan Flavin: Selected Works 1964 - 1990, January - March 1994 (another example exhibited)
Bellevue Art Museum, Luminous: Light as Material, Medium and Metaphor, January - June 2001 (another example exhibited)
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas Collects Contemporary, May - October 2008 (another example exhibited)
Literature
Michael Govan & Tiffany Bell, Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights 1961 - 1996, New Haven, 2004, cat. no. 503, p. 366, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall and in good working order. There is light evidence of handling and wear to the fluorescent casings along with a few scratches and paint losses to the top of the right most vertical casing.
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
"One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find." – Dan Flavin, 1987