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..., 1973

Dan Flavin

For circular fluorescent light of one wall..., 1973

Sale Date: February 12, 2015

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Sails, 1986

Dan Flavin

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Guggenheim Tondo: two works, 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo: two works, 1992

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Untitled (triptych) (3 works), 1996

Dan Flavin

Untitled (triptych) (3 works), 1996

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Ohne Titel, 1991

Dan Flavin

Ohne Titel, 1991

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

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Untitled (To Barnett Newman) one, 1971

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Barnett Newman) one, 1971

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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

Dan Flavin

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

Sale Date: November 15, 2014

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Untitled (For S. D.), 1992

Dan Flavin

Untitled (For S. D.), 1992

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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Untitled (To Don Judd, colorist) 5, 1987

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Don Judd, colorist) 5, 1987

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Untitled (To Madeline and Eric Kraft), 1992

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Madeline and Eric Kraft), 1992

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Untitled (Monument for V. Tatlin), 1967

Dan Flavin

Untitled (Monument for V. Tatlin), 1967

Sale Date: November 11, 2014

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Untitled (To Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Agrati), 1964

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Agrati), 1964

Sale Date: November 11, 2014

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Untitled (To Frank Stella), 1966

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Frank Stella), 1966

Sale Date: November 11, 2014

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Untitled (To Eleanor McGovern), 1972

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Eleanor McGovern), 1972

Sale Date: November 4, 2014

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To Don Judd, colorist (portfolio of 7), 1986

Dan Flavin

To Don Judd, colorist (portfolio of 7), 1986

Sale Date: October 30, 2014

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Barbara Roses, 1962–1966

Dan Flavin

Barbara Roses, 1962–1966

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Untitled (To Madeline and Eric Kraft), 1992

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Madeline and Eric Kraft), 1992

Sale Date: July 1, 2014

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Untitled, 1969

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: July 1, 2014

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Untitled, 1994

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1994

Sale Date: June 12, 2014

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Guggenheim Tondo (3 dbl-sided works), 1992

Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo (3 dbl-sided works), 1992

Sale Date: May 31, 2014

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Untitled (In honor of Harold Joachim) 2, 1977

Dan Flavin

Untitled (In honor of Harold Joachim) 2, 1977

Sale Date: May 15, 2014

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Untitled (To Ksenija), 1985

Dan Flavin

Untitled (To Ksenija), 1985

Sale Date: May 15, 2014

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Untitled, 1987

Dan Flavin

Untitled, 1987

Sale Date: May 18, 2014

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Untitled (In honor of Harold Joachim) 2, 1977

Dan Flavin

Untitled (In honor of Harold Joachim) 2, 1977

Sale Date: May 15, 2014

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