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Dan Flavin

American · 1933–1996 · Painter, Printmaker

Daniel Nicholas Flavin Jr. was an American minimalist artist famous for creating sculptural objects and installations from commercially available fluorescent light fixtures. (Wikipedia)

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86lots offered2007–2026years recorded86%sold (72)$5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Dan Flavin, "monument" for V. Tatlin, 1964-65, cool white fluorescent light"monument" for V. TatlinPhillips · $2,165,000≈ £1,370,947≈ €1,895,963Sign up to see
  2. Dan Flavin, Untitled (to Barnett Newman) one, 1971, red, yellow, blue fluorescent lightUntitled (to Barnett Newman) onePhillips · $461,000≈ £292,829≈ €370,103Sign up to see
  3. Dan Flavin, untitled (to Ileana and Michael Sonnabend), 1970, blue, yellow and pink flourescent lightuntitled (to Ileana and Michael Sonnabend)Phillips · $346,000≈ £266,872≈ €311,235Sign up to see

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  1. Dan Flavin, untitled, 1970, daylight and cool white fluorescent light
    untitled, 1970
    daylight and cool white fluorescent light · ed. 1/5
    48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.) square across a corner
    Phillips · · Lot 333
    $237,500≈ £183,016≈ €210,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $180,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Dan Flavin, Untitled, from Sails, 1986, Lithograph in blue with collage, on gray Rives BFK paper, the full sheet (shaped, as issued)
    Untitled, from Sails, 1986
    Lithograph · Paper
    S. 29 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (75.6 x 40 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 307
    $2,750≈ £1,969≈ €2,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Phillips ↗
  3. Dan Flavin, Guggenheim Tondo, 1992, Double-sided mezzotint in purple and green (one on each side), on handmade paper, the full sheet rolled and fastened with a single stitch (as issued)
    Guggenheim Tondo, 1992
    Engraving · Paper · ed. 5/25
    15 x 47 x 14 cm (5 7/8 x 18 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 181
    £2,750≈ $3,920≈ €3,160Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Dan Flavin, untitled (to Philip Johnson), 1964, pink, green, blue and red fluorescent light
    untitled (to Philip Johnson), 1964
    pink, green, blue and red fluorescent light · ed. 2/3
    96 x 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (243.8 x 22.2 x 11.4 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800,000–1,200,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Dan Flavin, untitled, 1984, blue and red fluorescent light
    untitled, 1984
    blue and red fluorescent light · ed. 2/5
    48 in. (121.9 cm.) wide across a corner
    Phillips · · Lot 334
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Dan Flavin, Guggenheim Tondo, 1992, Double-sided mezzotint in purple and green (one on each side), on handmade paper, the full sheet rolled and fastened with a single stitch (as issued)
    Guggenheim Tondo, 1992
    Engraving · Paper · ed. 10/25
    15 x 47 x 14 cm (5 7/8 x 18 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 234
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
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