(to Don Judd, colorist) 7
started 1986, published 1987
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lithograph in purple on gray John Koller HMP handmade paper
Dimensions
sheet: 72.8 x 101.6 cm (28 11/16 x 40 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist
Accession Number
1990.27.9
Art Historical Context
Dan Flavin's *(to Don Judd, color) 7* (started 1986, published1987) is a lithograph that pays homage to fellow minimalist pioneer Donald Judd. Flavin, renowned for his fluorescent light installations that transformed galleries into luminous environments, ventured into printmaking here, creating a bold composition in vivid purple on textured gray John Koller HMP handmade. Measuring 28 11/16 x 40 inches, this generous sheet invites viewers to experience color's spatial power up close, echoing Flavin's lifelong exploration of light, hue, and geometry. Produced in collaboration with the esteemed ...
About the Artist
Dan Flavin
Dan Flavin (1933–1996) was an American minimalist artist known exclusively for his sculptures and installations made from commercially available fluorescent light fixtures. Born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, he studied art history at Columbia University and attended the Hans Hofmann School before beginning his artistic career in the early 1960s. Flavin's breakthrough came in 1963 with "the diagon...