Michael Heizer

(American, born 1944)

Michael Heizer is a contemporary American artist known as one of the pioneers of Land Art alongside Walter de Maria and Robert Smithson. Heizer’s large-scale sculpture City (1972–present) in Nevada, calls to mind both science fiction and the monoliths of pre-Columbian civilizations. “Immense, architecturally sized sculpture creates both the object and the atmosphere,” he has said. “Awe is a state of mind equivalent to religious experience, I think if people feel commitment they feel something has been transcended.” Born on November 4, 1944 in Berkeley, CA, as a youth he went on trips to archaeological sites in Mexico and Peru with his father, who was a professor of pre-Columbian civilizations at UC Berkeley. Heizer went on to study at the San Francisco Art Institute before moving to New York in 1966. In New York, he worked odd jobs, made small geometric paintings, and De Maria, Dan Flavin, and Frank Stella. After initially focused on painting, the artist moved to Nevada in the late 1960s, living on a piece of land purchased by the gallerist Virginia Dawn. Beginning the City in 1972, Heizer has continued to work tirelessly on the project in the decades that followed. The artist continues to live and work in Hiko, NV. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others.

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Michael Heizer (253 results)
A PAIR OF DRAWINGS: UNTITLED, 1978–1978

Michael Heizer

A PAIR OF DRAWINGS: UNTITLED, 1978–1978

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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UNTITLED #7 (RED), 1974–1974

Michael Heizer

UNTITLED #7 (RED), 1974–1974

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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UNTITLED #2, 1975–1975

Michael Heizer

UNTITLED #2, 1975–1975

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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UNTITLED #1 (BRICK RED), 1976–1976

Michael Heizer

UNTITLED #1 (BRICK RED), 1976–1976

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

Auction Closed

UNTITLED #3, 1975–1975

Michael Heizer

UNTITLED #3, 1975–1975

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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CIRCLE (HOUSTON DEER ISLAND) (DIAM. OF..., 1980–1981

Michael Heizer

CIRCLE (HOUSTON DEER ISLAND) (DIAM. OF..., 1980–1981

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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UNTITLED (LARGE CIRCLE 48 INCHES DIAM.)

Michael Heizer

UNTITLED (LARGE CIRCLE 48 INCHES DIAM.)

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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Mausoleum, 1983–1983

Michael Heizer

Mausoleum, 1983–1983

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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CIRCLE (MAINE) (DIAM. OF 1 LARGE..., 1977–1977

Michael Heizer

CIRCLE (MAINE) (DIAM. OF 1 LARGE..., 1977–1977

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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CIRCLE, 1976–1976

Michael Heizer

CIRCLE, 1976–1976

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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CIRCLE (EAST INDIA) (DIAM. OF 1 LRG CIR.:...

Michael Heizer

CIRCLE (EAST INDIA) (DIAM. OF 1 LRG CIR.:...

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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CUP DRAWING, 1972–1972

Michael Heizer

CUP DRAWING, 1972–1972

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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ACTUAL SIZE: EMPTY FILM BOXES, 1981–1983

Michael Heizer

ACTUAL SIZE: EMPTY FILM BOXES, 1981–1983

Sale Date: February 19, 1988

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UNTITLED: A PAIR OF DRAWINGS, 1978–1978

Michael Heizer

UNTITLED: A PAIR OF DRAWINGS, 1978–1978

Sale Date: February 17, 1988

Auction Closed

CIRCLE DRAWING, 1976–1976

Michael Heizer

CIRCLE DRAWING, 1976–1976

Sale Date: February 17, 1988

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Untitled, 1978–1978

Michael Heizer

Untitled, 1978–1978

Sale Date: February 17, 1988

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Circle III, 1977

Michael Heizer

Circle III, 1977

Sale Date: November 14, 1987

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RED TANDO, 1978–1978

Michael Heizer

RED TANDO, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 5, 1987

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CARBON BLACK #1 AND #2 280 X 168.7, 1979–1979

Michael Heizer

CARBON BLACK #1 AND #2 280 X 168.7, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 5, 1987

Auction Closed

45, 90, 180 (#4) VARIOUS SIZES, 1982–1982

Michael Heizer

45, 90, 180 (#4) VARIOUS SIZES, 1982–1982

Sale Date: November 5, 1987

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VERTICAL 85 SCULPTURE, 1983–1983

Michael Heizer

VERTICAL 85 SCULPTURE, 1983–1983

Sale Date: November 5, 1987

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Sunflower drawing, 1978–1978

Michael Heizer

Sunflower drawing, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 4, 1987

Auction Closed

Circle

Michael Heizer

Circle

Sale Date: November 4, 1987

Auction Closed

CIRCLE, 1976–1983

Michael Heizer

CIRCLE, 1976–1983

Sale Date: November 5, 1987

Auction Closed

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