Dan Christensen

(American, 1942–2007)

Dan Christensen was an American artist best known for his swirling, ribbon-like line paintings. His luminous marks—created using a variety of applicators like squeegees, brooms, and spray paint guns—are reminiscent of works by Mark Rothko, Kenneth Noland, and Brice MardenJules Olitski and Kenneth Noland. Over the course of his career, Christensen garnered a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Shortly before his death on January 20, 2007 in East Hampton, NY, a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the Spanierman Gallery in New York. His works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Wichita Art Museum, among others.

Dan Christensen Artworks

Dan Christensen (485 results)
Whale house, 1977–1977

Dan Christensen

Whale house, 1977–1977

Sale Date: May 16, 2004

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Ruby Tuesday, 1983–1983

Dan Christensen

Ruby Tuesday, 1983–1983

Sale Date: November 10, 2002

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Ruby Tuesday, 1983–1983

Dan Christensen

Ruby Tuesday, 1983–1983

Sale Date: December 4, 2000

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Purple anchor, 1969–1969

Dan Christensen

Purple anchor, 1969–1969

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Bella coola, 1976–1977

Dan Christensen

Bella coola, 1976–1977

Sale Date: November 10, 1995

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Blue base, 1972

Dan Christensen

Blue base, 1972

Sale Date: February 21, 1995

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Ariel, 1972

Dan Christensen

Ariel, 1972

Sale Date: February 21, 1995

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Red racer, 1972

Dan Christensen

Red racer, 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 1994

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RED RACER, 1972

Dan Christensen

RED RACER, 1972

Sale Date: September 13, 1994

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CENTERPIECE, 1981

Dan Christensen

CENTERPIECE, 1981

Sale Date: September 29, 1993

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GREY HANNAH, 1972

Dan Christensen

GREY HANNAH, 1972

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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MIRRORRIM, 1973

Dan Christensen

MIRRORRIM, 1973

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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AMRAM

Dan Christensen

AMRAM

Sale Date: February 26, 1993

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SNOW WOMAN, 1971

Dan Christensen

SNOW WOMAN, 1971

Sale Date: February 26, 1993

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IRON EVE, 1981

Dan Christensen

IRON EVE, 1981

Sale Date: May 7, 1991

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CLOUDLESS SULPHUR, 1968–1968

Dan Christensen

CLOUDLESS SULPHUR, 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 7, 1990

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SEA MAX

Dan Christensen

SEA MAX

Sale Date: November 6, 1990

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Dolphin blue, 1969–1969

Dan Christensen

Dolphin blue, 1969–1969

Sale Date: November 8, 1989

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Untitled, 1970–1970

Dan Christensen

Untitled, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

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SHAGWONG, 1974–1974

Dan Christensen

SHAGWONG, 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

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BOLD FLUFF, 1972–1972

Dan Christensen

BOLD FLUFF, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

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BIRCH BROWN, 1971–1971

Dan Christensen

BIRCH BROWN, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

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Oglala orange, 1971–1972

Dan Christensen

Oglala orange, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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BLUE, 1968–1968

Dan Christensen

BLUE, 1968–1968

Sale Date: February 17, 1988

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