Dan Flavin: career timeline
American · 1933–1996 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 84 of 86 lots (98% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 4 | $300kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 19 | 18 | $3.2kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1980s | 23 | 20 | $6kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 37 | 28 | $4.9kSign up | Engraving |
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1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $300kSign up
- Average
- $691kSign up
- Typical size
- 96 × 31.5 in (244 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (4), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
1964 untitled (to Philip Johnson)Unsold
c. 1964 "monument" for V. Tatlin$2.2MSign up
1966 Liverwurst$736Sign up
c. 1969 untitled (to Bob and Pat Rohm)$275kSign up
1969 untitled (to Bob and Pat Rohm)$325kSign up
1970s 19 works
- Sold
- 18 of 19
- Median
- $3.2kSign up
- Average
- $94.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 21 in (30 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (8), Other (7), Etching (2)
- Subjects
- Boats (2)
1970 Untitled (best wishes to Gisela, Köln 11 16 70)$5kSign up
1970 untitled$238kSign up
1970 Untitled (to Marianne) 2Result not published
1970 untitled (to Ileana and Michael Sonnabend)$346kSign up
1970 Untitled (to Jean-Christophe)$317kSign up
1971 Untitled (to Barnett Newman) one$461kSign up
1972 untitled$140kSign up
1972 I Believe Him$1kSign up
1973 Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio)$1.2kSign up
1973 Untitled (from The New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio)$1.9kSign up
1973 [Untitled]; and [Untitled]$3.1kSign up
1974 for one walled circular fluorescent light (to Heiner Friedrich) (S. 1974.06)$3.3kSign up
Show 7 more (1970s)
1974 Sails 19 (of April 12, 1974)$1.6kSign up
1974 untitled$178kSign up
1974 For Circular Fluorescent Light Of One Wall$1.1kSign up
1974 For One Walled Circular Fluorescent Light (To Heiner Freidrich)$6kSign up
1974 A proposed fountain ... (Aus: "Hommage a Picasso")$145Sign up
1974 A proposed fountain ..$272Sign up
1978 Untitled (from the Second Sails series)$819Sign up
1980s 23 works
- Sold
- 20 of 23
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $36.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (13), Other (4), Screenprint (3)
- Subjects
- Boats (6), Beach scenes (1)
1982 Sailing Across Gardner's Bay Near Lion Head Beach (To Thomas Moran) (from the Southampton Hospital portfolio)$889Sign up
1984 untitledUnsold
1985 Untitled (to Ksenija)Unsold
1986 (to Don Judd, colorist) 1; 4; and 6 (G. 1315, 1318 & 1320)$10.2kSign up
1986 Sails$4.8kSign up
c. 1986 (to Don Judd, colorist) 1-7 (G. 1315-1321)$107kSign up
1986 For Enno$37.5kSign up
1986 Untitled (For Rento)$6.7kSign up
1986 Untitled, from Sails$1.6kSign up
1986 Untitled, from Sails$2.8kSign up
1986 Untitled (Sails)$3.8kSign up
1986 To Don Judd, Colorist: plates 1; 4; and 7$8.1kSign up
Show 11 more (1980s)
1986 Untitled (Triptych for the Stedelijk)$3kSign up
1986 Untitled (for Rento)$6.9kSign up
1986 Untitled (Triptych for the Stedelijk)$5kSign up
1986 Sails (triptych)$5kSign up
1986 Untitled (Triptych for the Stedelijk)Unsold
1986 3 Bll.: Sails$3.5kSign up
1987 Untitled (to Don Judd colorist) 5$151kSign up
1987 (for Gina and DeWain) 1; and (for Gina and DeWain) 2$6.9kSign up
1988 For Janette, Affectionately$5.3kSign up
1989 untitled (for Leo Castelli at his gallery’s 30th anniversary) 3$322kSign up
1989 untitled (To Nikki)$32.5kSign up
1990s 37 works
- Sold
- 28 of 37
- Median
- $4.9kSign up
- Average
- $30.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 18.5 in (40 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Engraving (17), Aquatint (9), Other (7)
- Subjects
- —
1990 untitled (for Ad Reinhardt) 1b$152kSign up
1990 Untitled (to Lucie Rie, Master Potter) 1JUnsold
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$4.5kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$2.1kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$1.4kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$2.6kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo lila-grün$3.5kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo rot-orange$3.1kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo magenta-grün$5.2kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo gelb-lila$7.4kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$2.7kSign up
1992 Guggenheim TondoUnsold
Show 12 more (1990s)
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$3.3kSign up
1992 Untitled (to Mary Elizabeth)$159kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$4.6kSign up
1992 Guggenheim TondoUnsold
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$3.9kSign up
1992 untitled (for Prudence and her new baby) a$200kSign up
1992 Guggenheim Tondo: two worksUnsold
1992 Untitled (for Prudence and her new baby)Unsold
1992 Guggenheim Tondo$4.3kSign up
1992 Ohne Titel$8.4kSign up
1993 Desastrous LightResult not published
1994 Untitled (to Jörg Schellmann)$124kSign up
…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.
Creation date not recorded
2 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
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sold 2022 I Believe HimUnsold
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Dan Flavin auction results →