Dan Flavin

(American, 1933–1996)

Dan Flavin was an American artist and pioneer of Minimalism, best known for his seminal installations of light fixtures. His illuminated sculptures offer a rigorous formal and conceptual investigation of space and light, wherein the artist arranged commercial fluorescent bulbs into differing geometric compositions. “I like art as thought better than art as work,” he once said. “I've always maintained this. It's important to me that I don't get my hands dirty. It's not because I'm instinctively lazy. It's a declaration: art is thought.” Born on April 1, 1933 in Jamaica, NY, Flavin showed an interest in art during his early adulthood, and went on to study at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts before attending Columbia University. Working exclusively with fluorescent lights by 1961, he embraced the temporary nature of his art—which often shattered or blew out—and was happy to replace parts of his works as needed. His dedication to simple forms, use of industrial materials, and symbolic meaning allied his practice to the work of both Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt. Flavin was the subject of a major retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1992. The artist died in Riverhead, NY on November 29, 1996. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dia: Beacon in New York, the Menil Collection in Houston, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

Dan Flavin Artworks

Dan Flavin (727 results)

Untitled (For Ksenija), 1985–1985

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For Ksenija), 1985–1985

Sale Date: December 5, 2000

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Dan Flavin

"A proposed fountain of trickling..., 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Untitled, 1964–1964

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Untitled (For Conor Cruise O'Brien) 5b, 1990–1990

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For Conor Cruise O'Brien) 5b, 1990–1990

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Untitled (To Annemarie and Gianfranco), 1989–1989

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Annemarie and Gianfranco), 1989–1989

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Untitled (To Ksenija), 1985–1985

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Ksenija), 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964..., 1964–1964

Dan Flavin

Alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964..., 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Untitled (Monument for V. Tatlin), 1964–1964

Dan Flavin

Untitled (Monument for V. Tatlin), 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Untitled (For Rento), 1986–1986

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For Rento), 1986–1986

Sale Date: September 20, 2000

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Untitled (To Charlotte)

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Charlotte)

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Untitled, 1966–1966

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 18, 2000

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Untitled (To Henri Matisse), 1965–1965

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Henri Matisse), 1965–1965

Sale Date: May 17, 2000

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Untitled (To Annemarie and Gianfranco) 4, 1989–1989

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Annemarie and Gianfranco) 4, 1989–1989

Sale Date: May 17, 2000

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Untitled (To Cy Twombly) 3, 1972–1972

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Cy Twombly) 3, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 17, 2000

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Alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964..., 1964–1964

Dan Flavin

Alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964..., 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 17, 2000

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For one walled circular flourescent light, 1974–1974

Dan Flavin

For one walled circular flourescent light, 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Untitled (For S.D.), 1992–1992

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For S.D.), 1992–1992

Sale Date: February 23, 2000

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Some cornered installations in..., 1972–1972

Dan Flavin

Some cornered installations in..., 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 3, 1999

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A leaning diagonal, 1964–1965

Dan Flavin

A leaning diagonal, 1964–1965

Sale Date: November 18, 1999

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Untitled (For Charlotte and Jim Brooks), 1964–1964

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For Charlotte and Jim Brooks), 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

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Untitled (To Virginia Dwan), 1971–1971

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Virginia Dwan), 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

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Untitled (to Véronique), 1987–1987

Dan Flavin

Untitled (to Véronique), 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Untitled, 1994–1994

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1994–1994

Sale Date: May 20, 1999

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Untitled, 1968–1968

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1968–1968

Sale Date: May 20, 1999

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