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 (702 results)

Dan Flavin

Dan Flavin

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Ohne Titel (from Hommage à Picasso erschien), 1974

Dan Flavin

Ohne Titel (from Hommage à Picasso erschien), 1974

Sale Date: April 26, 2008

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Untitled, 1972

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: April 2, 2008

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Untitled, 1992

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1992

Sale Date: April 2, 2008

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Untitled (To Ksenija), 1985

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Ksenija), 1985

Sale Date: February 28, 2008

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Tatlin (from New York Collection for..., 1973

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Tatlin (from New York Collection for..., 1973

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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Colour circle, 1992

Dan Flavin

Colour circle, 1992

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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For the citizens of the Republic of France..., 1989

Dan Flavin

For the citizens of the Republic of France..., 1989

Sale Date: November 16, 2007

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Sails, 1986

Dan Flavin

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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Untitled (for Prudence and her new baby), 1992

Dan Flavin

Untitled (for Prudence and her new baby), 1992

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Untitled - For Donald Young, 1987

Dan Flavin

Untitled - For Donald Young, 1987

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Untitled - Monument for V. Tatlin, 1967

Dan Flavin

Untitled - Monument for V. Tatlin, 1967

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Sails (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1986

Dan Flavin

Sails (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1986

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

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Ohne Titel (suite of 3), 1986

Dan Flavin

Ohne Titel (suite of 3), 1986

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Ohne Titel (Grön), 1986

Dan Flavin

Ohne Titel (Grön), 1986

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Ohne Titel (Weiß), 1986

Dan Flavin

Ohne Titel (Weiß), 1986

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Guggenheim tondo (+ another, verso), 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim tondo (+ another, verso), 1992

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Hommage à Picasso, 1974

Dan Flavin

Hommage à Picasso, 1974

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Untitled - To Frank Stella, 1966

Dan Flavin

Untitled - To Frank Stella, 1966

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Untitled - to Barbara Wool, 1970

Dan Flavin

Untitled - to Barbara Wool, 1970

Sale Date: June 21, 2007

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For cornered circular fluorescent light, 1975

Dan Flavin

For cornered circular fluorescent light, 1975

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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31475 - For cornered circular fluorescent..., 1975

Dan Flavin

31475 - For cornered circular fluorescent..., 1975

Sale Date: June 14, 2007

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Colour circle (dbl-sided), 1992

Dan Flavin

Colour circle (dbl-sided), 1992

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Colour circle (dbl-sided), 1992

Dan Flavin

Colour circle (dbl-sided), 1992

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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