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)

Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Sale Date: September 8, 2022

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I Believe Him, 1972

Dan Flavin

I Believe Him, 1972

Sale Date: July 20, 2022

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for one walled circular fluorescent light..., 1974

Dan Flavin

for one walled circular fluorescent light..., 1974

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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(to Don Judd, colorist) 3, 1986

Dan Flavin

(to Don Judd, colorist) 3, 1986

Sale Date: July 7, 2022

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For Janette, Affectionately, 1988

Dan Flavin

For Janette, Affectionately, 1988

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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For Janette O, 1988

Dan Flavin

For Janette O, 1988

Sale Date: June 30, 2022

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Sin título, 1986

Dan Flavin

Sin título, 1986

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Untitled (Triptych), 1996–1998

Dan Flavin

Untitled (Triptych), 1996–1998

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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For Enno, 1986

Dan Flavin

For Enno, 1986

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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untitled, 1995

Dan Flavin

untitled, 1995

Sale Date: May 13, 2022

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Untitled, 1969

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: May 13, 2022

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Projects 1963-1995, 1963–1995

Dan Flavin

Projects 1963-1995, 1963–1995

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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Untitled (To the Poetters, affectionately), 1989

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To the Poetters, affectionately), 1989

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Untitled (from The New York Collection for..., 1973

Dan Flavin

Untitled (from The New York Collection for..., 1973

Sale Date: March 2, 2022

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Untitled (For Rento), 1986

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For Rento), 1986

Sale Date: February 20, 2022

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Untitled (Triptych), from Sequences, 1996–1998

Dan Flavin

Untitled (Triptych), from Sequences, 1996–1998

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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For One Walled Circular Fluorescent Light..., 1974

Dan Flavin

For One Walled Circular Fluorescent Light..., 1974

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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An Iconostasis for Icons III and IV, 1962

Dan Flavin

An Iconostasis for Icons III and IV, 1962

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Untitled, 1986

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1986

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Sailing Across Gardiner's Bay Near Lionhead..., 1982

Dan Flavin

Sailing Across Gardiner's Bay Near Lionhead..., 1982

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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A Proposed Fountain of Trickling Water with..., 1974

Dan Flavin

A Proposed Fountain of Trickling Water with..., 1974

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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Guggenheim Tondo lila-grün, 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo lila-grün, 1992

Sale Date: November 4, 2021

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