Dan Flavin untitled (To Nikki) 1989 white, beige, blue and lead pencil drawing on black rag paper, in 2 parts, framed and mounted together each 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (49.5 x 64.8 cm.) overall 19 1/2 x 50 3/4 in. (49.5 x 129 cm.) Each signed, inscribed and dated "(To Nikki) 1989 in warm white and daylight fluorescent light each modular unit 31 cm. S.C.F. Dan Flavin 89" lower right.
Provenance Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris Exhibited Baden Baden, Statliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden, Neue Anwendungen fluoreszierenden Lichts mit Diagrammen, Zeichnungen und Drucker von Dan Flavin/New uses for fluorescent light with diagrams, drawings and prints from Dan Flavin February 26 - March 16, 1989 Literature D. Flavin, Neue Anwendungen fluoreszierenden Lichts mit Diagrammen, Zeichnungen und Drucker von Dan Flavin/New uses for fluorescent light with diagrams, drawings and prints from Dan Flavin exh. cat., Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden, Baden Baden, Die Kunsthalle, 1989, pp. 106-107 Artist Bio Dan Flavin American • 1933 - 1996 Dan Flavin employed commercially-sold fluorescent light tubes in order to produce what he liked to call "situations" or installations. His minimalist approach transcended simplicity through his use of neon colors and thoughtful compositions. With straight-edged light beams, Flavin would often create dynamic arrangements reminiscent of Fred Sandback's work with yarn. View More Works
Dan Flavin untitled (To Nikki) 1989 white, beige, blue and lead pencil drawing on black rag paper, in 2 parts, framed and mounted together each 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (49.5 x 64.8 cm.) overall 19 1/2 x 50 3/4 in. (49.5 x 129 cm.) Each signed, inscribed and dated "(To Nikki) 1989 in warm white and daylight fluorescent light each modular unit 31 cm. S.C.F. Dan Flavin 89" lower right.
Provenance Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris Exhibited Baden Baden, Statliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden, Neue Anwendungen fluoreszierenden Lichts mit Diagrammen, Zeichnungen und Drucker von Dan Flavin/New uses for fluorescent light with diagrams, drawings and prints from Dan Flavin February 26 - March 16, 1989 Literature D. Flavin, Neue Anwendungen fluoreszierenden Lichts mit Diagrammen, Zeichnungen und Drucker von Dan Flavin/New uses for fluorescent light with diagrams, drawings and prints from Dan Flavin exh. cat., Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden, Baden Baden, Die Kunsthalle, 1989, pp. 106-107 Artist Bio Dan Flavin American • 1933 - 1996 Dan Flavin employed commercially-sold fluorescent light tubes in order to produce what he liked to call "situations" or installations. His minimalist approach transcended simplicity through his use of neon colors and thoughtful compositions. With straight-edged light beams, Flavin would often create dynamic arrangements reminiscent of Fred Sandback's work with yarn. View More Works
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