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)

For circular fluorescent light of one wall - , 1974

Dan Flavin

For circular fluorescent light of one wall - , 1974

Sale Date: March 25, 1995

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Sans titre, 1969

Dan Flavin

Sans titre, 1969

Sale Date: March 17, 1995

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Untitled to Barbara N_sse, 1971

Dan Flavin

Untitled to Barbara N_sse, 1971

Sale Date: March 11, 1995

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Jill's red red and gold of December 9, 1965, 1965

Dan Flavin

Jill's red red and gold of December 9, 1965, 1965

Sale Date: February 22, 1995

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Alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964 (to Don , 1964

Dan Flavin

Alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964 (to Don , 1964

Sale Date: February 22, 1995

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Untitled (to Marianne) one, 1970

Dan Flavin

Untitled (to Marianne) one, 1970

Sale Date: February 22, 1995

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An Iconostasis for Icons III and IV, 1962

Dan Flavin

An Iconostasis for Icons III and IV, 1962

Sale Date: November 3, 1994

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Two Primary Series and One Secondary, 1968

Dan Flavin

Two Primary Series and One Secondary, 1968

Sale Date: November 3, 1994

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Untitled (to Philip Johnson), 1964

Dan Flavin

Untitled (to Philip Johnson), 1964

Sale Date: November 3, 1994

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Dan Flavin

A "MONUMENT" FOR THE V. TATLIN, 1970–1984

Sale Date: November 2, 1994

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UNTITLED (TO YOU LEO IN LONG RESPECT..., 1978–1988

Dan Flavin

UNTITLED (TO YOU LEO IN LONG RESPECT..., 1978–1988

Sale Date: November 2, 1994

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Untitled, 1968–1969

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1968–1969

Sale Date: November 2, 1994

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Untitled (Fondly to Helen), 1976

Dan Flavin

Untitled (Fondly to Helen), 1976

Sale Date: October 27, 1994

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UNTITLED (TO BOB AND PAT ROHM), 1969

Dan Flavin

UNTITLED (TO BOB AND PAT ROHM), 1969

Sale Date: June 29, 1994

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Sails, 1986

Dan Flavin

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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Sails, 1986

Dan Flavin

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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(TO BARNETT NEWMAN) TWO AND FOUR, 1971

Dan Flavin

(TO BARNETT NEWMAN) TWO AND FOUR, 1971

Sale Date: May 5, 1994

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UNTITLED (FOR YOU, LEO, IN LONG RESPECT AND..., 1977

Dan Flavin

UNTITLED (FOR YOU, LEO, IN LONG RESPECT AND..., 1977

Sale Date: May 5, 1994

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UNTITLED (TO ANNEMARIE AND GIANFRANCO), 1987–1989

Dan Flavin

UNTITLED (TO ANNEMARIE AND GIANFRANCO), 1987–1989

Sale Date: May 4, 1994

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UNTITLED (TO RAINER) 3, 1987

Dan Flavin

UNTITLED (TO RAINER) 3, 1987

Sale Date: May 4, 1994

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Untitled (to Jean-Christophe), 1970

Dan Flavin

Untitled (to Jean-Christophe), 1970

Sale Date: February 23, 1994

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Untitled, 1970

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: February 23, 1994

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Untitled to Barbara N_sse, 1971

Dan Flavin

Untitled to Barbara N_sse, 1971

Sale Date: November 29, 1993

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(TO DON JUDD, COLORIST) 1-7, 1986

Dan Flavin

(TO DON JUDD, COLORIST) 1-7, 1986

Sale Date: November 16, 1993

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