William Anastasi

(American, born 1933)

William Anastasi is a contemporary American artist considered a pioneer of Conceptual and Minimal Art. As evinced in his series Subway Drawings along with his many site specific installations and sound works, Anastasi’s interests lie in meditation and everyday experience rather than creating aesthetically beautiful objects. Like his deceased friend and peer John Cage, Anastasi explores the relationship between the human condition and its recording mechanisms, through the mediums of visual art, sound, and experience. Born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA, the artist moved to New York in the early 1960s where he became more preoccupied with Marcel Duchamp’s theoretical approach art making. In 2010, Anastasi was awarded The John Cage Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. His works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Art Institute of Chicago. Anastasi lives and works in New York, NY.

William Anastasi Artworks

William Anastasi (181 results)

Untitled (Inarr), 1988

William Anastasi

Untitled (Inarr), 1988

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Subway Drawings (8 works), 1989

William Anastasi

Subway Drawings (8 works), 1989

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The Philosophy of Drawing (diptych), 1988

William Anastasi

The Philosophy of Drawing (diptych), 1988

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Subway Drawing 10/27/91, 6:40 pm, 1991, 1991

William Anastasi

Subway Drawing 10/27/91, 6:40 pm, 1991, 1991

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Subway Drawing 10/27/91, 4:30 pm, 1991, 1991

William Anastasi

Subway Drawing 10/27/91, 4:30 pm, 1991, 1991

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Untitled, 2010

William Anastasi

Untitled, 2010

Sale Date: September 15, 2022

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Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1990s, 1990–1999

William Anastasi

Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1990s, 1990–1999

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1990s, 1990–1999

William Anastasi

Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1990s, 1990–1999

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Subway Etchings, 1992

William Anastasi

Subway Etchings, 1992

Sale Date: April 26, 2022

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Untitled, 2006

William Anastasi

Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Untitled (from Finnegans Wake), 1991

William Anastasi

Untitled (from Finnegans Wake), 1991

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here, 1991

William Anastasi

A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here, 1991

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Untitled (Bababad XI), 1988, 1988

William Anastasi

Untitled (Bababad XI), 1988, 1988

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Subway Drawing (12.18.10 St. John Divine), 2010

William Anastasi

Subway Drawing (12.18.10 St. John Divine), 2010

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1998

William Anastasi

Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1998

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1987

William Anastasi

Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1987

Sale Date: November 25, 2021

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Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1986

William Anastasi

Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1986

Sale Date: November 25, 2021

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Untitled, 1985

William Anastasi

Untitled, 1985

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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10-23-11 St John's Evensong, 2011

William Anastasi

10-23-11 St John's Evensong, 2011

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Untitled, 2001

William Anastasi

Untitled, 2001

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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“Hungry Ghost”, 2001

William Anastasi

“Hungry Ghost”, 2001

Sale Date: April 27, 2021

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Untitled (two works), 1965–1971

William Anastasi

Untitled (two works), 1965–1971

Sale Date: December 16, 2020

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Untitled (two works), 1965–1971

William Anastasi

Untitled (two works), 1965–1971

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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Nov. 13, 1974, 7:30 PM-8:35 PM, 1974

William Anastasi

Nov. 13, 1974, 7:30 PM-8:35 PM, 1974

Sale Date: August 6, 2020

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