Donald Judd - Desktop: Online Auction London Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Judd Foundation, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    Donald Judd

    American • 1928 - 1994

    Donald 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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A Set of Four Chairs #84

red chair stamped 'DONALD JUDD PW C6 R 104 2014 WPF USA' on the underside; light brown chair stamped 'DONALD JUDD PW C7 LB 102 2014 WPF USA' on the underside; dark brown chair stamped 'DONALD JUDD PW C10 DB 100 2014 WPF USA' on the underside; black chair stamped 'DONALD JUDD PW C3 B 101 2014 WPF USA' on the underside
each laminated plywood
each 76 x 38 x 38 cm (29 7/8 x 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
Each designed in 1982 and executed in 2014.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 

Sold for £11,875

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