Donald Judd

American · 1928–1994 · Painter, Printmaker

Donald Clarence Judd was an American artist associated with minimalism. In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it,… (Wikipedia)

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UntitledPhillips · May 2024$5,989,000≈ £4,769,831≈ €5,547,425Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · May 2025$4,295,000≈ £3,249,111≈ €3,865,191Sign up to see
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Untitled, 1981
copper and blue Plexiglas · Panel
19 5/8 x 39 3/8 x 19 5/8 in. (50 x 100 x 50 cm)
Phillips · May 13, 2025 · Lot 29
$1,016,000≈ £768,591≈ €914,327Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000,000–1,500,000View at Phillips ↗
No. 4 table
painted aluminum
29½ h x 19¾ w x 19¾ d in (75 x 50 x 50 cm)
Wright · Apr 23, 2025 · Lot 160
$13,970≈ £10,500≈ €12,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled, 1978
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 39/175
Sheet: 40" h 29.50" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 6, 2025 · Lot 88
$3,200≈ £2,459≈ €2,894HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Untitled, 1979
Etching
35⅜ h x 24¾ w in (90 x 63 cm)
Wright · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 183
$4,620≈ £3,504≈ €4,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled: two plates (S. 177-178), 1988
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 14/25
both S. 60 x 80 cm (23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Mar 28, 2025 · Lot 18
HK$76,200≈ $9,796≈ £7,562≈ €9,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
No. 2 chair, 1984 / 2020
painted aluminum
29¾ h x 19¾ w x 19¾ d in (76 x 50 x 50 cm)
Wright · Feb 27, 2025 · Lot 113
$9,525≈ £7,516≈ €9,091Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
No. 10 table, 1984 / 2007
painted aluminum
30 h x 39¼ w x 39¼ d in (76 x 100 x 100 cm)
Wright · Feb 27, 2025 · Lot 114
$12,065≈ £9,520≈ €11,516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
No. 2 chair, 1984 / 2020
painted aluminum
29¾ h x 19¾ w x 19¾ d in (76 x 50 x 50 cm)
Wright · Feb 27, 2025 · Lot 115
$9,525≈ £7,516≈ €9,091Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled: one plate (S. 99), 1978-79
Aquatint · Paper · ed. PP
I. 35 1/4 x 24 5/8 in. (89.5 x 62.5 cm) S. 40 x 29 1/2 in. (101.6 x 74.9 cm)
Phillips · Feb 12, 2025 · Lot 163
$5,715≈ £4,593≈ €5,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 1979
Aquatint · Paper
35¼ h x 24⅝ w in (90 x 63 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 12, 2025 · Lot 185
$4,826≈ £3,878≈ €4,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Donald Judd signature

99 catalogued lots by Donald Judd record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (96% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

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on the reverse25
lower right1

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signed94
signed and dated2
signed in pencil2
initialled1

Incised with the artist's signature, date and inscription 'DONALD JUDD 91-122 © ALUMINIUM AG MENZIKEN' on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
Stamped with the artist's signature, date and fabricator "JUDD JO BERNSTEIN BROS. INC. 81-80" on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, May 13, 2025
Each stamped with the artist's signature, date and fabricator "JO JUDD BERNSTEIN BROS. INC. 88-20" on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, May 13, 2025

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About Donald Judd

Donald Clarence Judd was an American artist associated with minimalism. In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without compositional hierarchy. He is generally considered the leading international exponent of "minimalism", and its most important theoretician through such writings as "Specific Objects" (1964). Judd voiced his unorthodox perception of minimalism in Arts Yearbook 8, where he says, "The new three dimensional work doesn't constitute a movement, school, or style. The common aspects are too general and too little common to define a movement. The differences are greater than the similarities."

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