Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
untitled (for the citizens of France on the 200th anniversary of their revolution) 3
signed, titled, inscribed and dated '(for the citizens of the Republic of France on the 200th anniversary of their revolution) 3 1989 in red, white and blue fluorescent light each modular unit 1' long S.C.F. DNF 1989' (along the lower edge)
coloured pencil and ink on graph paper
17 x 22in. (43.2 x 55.9cm.)
Executed in 1989

Provenance:
Leo Castelli, New York.
Haunch of Venison, London.

Exhibited:
New York, Leo Castelli, Dan Flavin, 1989.

Δ* Please see our Conditions of Sale for definitions of cataloguing symbols.

Specialist Notes:

Executed in the last decade of his life, untitled is one of a distinct group of sketches Dan Flavin created outlining his concepts for a large and ambitious gallery installation. The drawing presents the design installation for both blue and red lamps to project from a wall faced with white lamps. Flavin dedicated the series to the citizens of the Republic of France on the 200th anniversary of the revolution and it is likely that the series was planned for an exhibition in Paris. The fabricated works, however, were shown at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in 1989 along with a selection of the artist's drawings, including the present work.

-