Dan Flavin

Untitled (1)

1974

A minimalist sketch of a geometric shape resembling a stretched rectangle with rounded corners and a large circle at one corner, on a white background. There is handwritten text at the bottom left corner of the image.
A minimalist sketch of a geometric shape resembling a stretched rectangle with rounded corners and a large circle at one corner, on a white background. There is handwritten text at the bottom left corner of the image.

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Date
1974

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 21 15/16 × 30 1/8in. (55.7 × 76.5 cm) Image: 14 1/2 × 25in. (36.8 × 63.5 cm)

Accession number
2006.77.2

Edition
AP

Publication
Printed by Styria Studio, Inc.; published by Multiples, Inc.; published by Castelli Graphics

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Dan Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York

API
artworks/28094

Part of a series:
-for one walled circular fluorescent light, 1974 (to Heiner Friedrich)
5 works

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A black and white sketch of a minimalist rectangle, represented by four eyelets at the corners connected by thin lines, on a white background. There is handwritten text at the bottom, possibly the artist's signature and the year 1972.
A minimalist sketch of a rectangular frame with a single circle inside the right side, drawn in pencil on white paper. The lines are thin and lightly drawn, with some text written at the bottom in cursive handwriting.
A minimalist sketch of a rectangular frame with a loop at the top center, drawn in a light, sketchy style on a white background. Handwritten text and a signature are visible at the bottom of the image.
A minimalist sketch of a rectangular frame with rounded corners and two circles at the top corners, possibly representing eyes. The lines are thin and lightly drawn, with some shading around the circles and corners. There is handwritten text at the bottom left corner, which appears to be a signature and date, indicating the artwork was created in 1974. The background is plain white.

Dan Flavin
26 works in the collection, 6 exhibitions

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