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Donald Judd
Untitled (Folded Meters)
- Estimate
- £150,000 - 200,000
Lot Details
The complete set of three folded stainless steel wall objects.
1982-83
all 100 x 100 x 1 cm (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
All incised with artist's surname, date, and each numbered '81-101.46', '81-101.49', and '81-101.43' respectively, with foundry mark 'work executed by Lippincott North Haven Conn' on a metal plate affixed to the reverse, from the edition of 3 (there was also 1 artist's proof), co-published by Edition Schellmann & Klüser, Munich and New York, and Maximilian-Verlag, Munich.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
"Proportion is very important to us, both in our minds and lives and as objectified visually, since it is unity and harmony … Proportion is specific and identifiable in art and architecture and creates our space and time. Proportion - and in fact intelligence in art - is instantly understood, at least by some ... You can't exaggerate the importance of proportion. It could almost be the definition of art and architecture."
- Donald Judd (Jörg Schellmann, ed., Forty Are Better Than One, Munich/New York, 2009, p. 169)
- Donald Judd (Jörg Schellmann, ed., Forty Are Better Than One, Munich/New York, 2009, p. 169)
Literature
Donald Judd
American | B. 1928 D. 1994Donald Judd came to critical acclaim in the 1960s with his simple, yet revolutionary, three-dimensional floor and wall objects made from new industrial materials, such as anodized aluminum, plywood and Plexiglas, which had no precedent in the visual arts. His oeuvre is characterized by the central constitutive elements of color, material and space. Rejecting the illusionism of painting and seeking an aesthetic freed from metaphorical associations, Judd sought to explore the relationship between art object, viewer and surrounding space with his so-called "specific objects." From the outset of his three-decade-long career, Judd delegated the fabrication to specialized technicians. Though associated with the minimalist movement, Judd did not wish to confine his practice to this categorization. Inspired by architecture, the artist also designed and produced his own furniture, predominantly in wood, and eventually hired a diverse team of carpenters late in his career.
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