Keith Sonnier Art
American, 1941-2020
Keith Sonnier was a postminimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Art movement.to
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Untitled sculptural lithograph (signed/numbered) by renowned sculptor
By Keith Sonnier
Located in New York, NY
Keith Sonnier
Untitled sculptural lithograph, 1981
Lithograph on watermarked paper
Signed, numbered 159/200 and dated in graphite pencil on the front
Published by Waterstreet Press
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Category
1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Graphite, Lithograph
1981 American Post Minimalist Abstract Art Lithograph Neon Series Keith Sonnier
By Keith Sonnier
Located in Surfside, FL
Keith Sonnier, American (1941-2020)
lithograph
From Neon series
circa 1980-1981
Bears the Waterstreet Press watermarks and Arches paper blind stamp to lower right corner. Pub. Edizioni Lucio Amelio
Hand signed with initials in pencil
Dimensions: 30 x 21 3/4 inches
Post minimalist Abstract by Keith Sonnier
Keith Sonnier (1941 – 2020) was a post minimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Art movement.
James Keith Sonnier was born July 31, 1941, in Mamou, Louisiana. His family was Cajun and Roman Catholic. His father was a hardware store owner, Joseph Sonnier, and his mother was a florist and singer, Mae Ledoux. He graduated in 1963 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). In 1966, he graduated with his MFA degree from Rutgers University, where he studied under Allan Kaprow, Robert Watts, and Robert Morris. After graduation from Rutgers, he moved to New York City with Jackie Winsor and some of his former classmates.
Sonnier died in Southampton, NY on July 18, 2020.
Sonnier began experimenting with neon in 1968. Neon lights became a signature material used in his sculptural works. The common materials Sonnier employed included neon and fluorescent lights; reflective materials; aluminum and copper; and glass and wires. Of the generation of James Turrell and Dan Flavin, He was also associated with the Light and Space movement, a loosely affiliated art movement related to op art, minimalism and geometric abstraction originating in Southern California in the 1960s and influenced by John McLaughlin. It is characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena, such as light, volume and scale, and the use of materials such as glass, neon, fluorescent lights, resin and cast acrylic, often forming installations conditioned by the work's surroundings. Artists included Ron Cooper...
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1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
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Paper, Lithograph
Untitled sculptural image signed/n lithograph by famed post Minimalist sculptor
By Keith Sonnier
Located in New York, NY
Keith Sonnier
Untitled sculptural image, 1981
Lithograph on wove paper
Signed, numbered 156/200 and dated in graphite pencil on the front
Published by Waterstreet Press with blind st...
Category
1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Graphite, Lithograph
Untitled post Minimalist sculptural lithograph by renowned sculptor (signed/N)
By Keith Sonnier
Located in New York, NY
Keith Sonnier
Untitled post Minimalist lithograph, 1981
Lithograph on watermarked paper with publishers blind stamp
Pencil signed, numbered 96/200 and dated on the front
Published by...
Category
1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Graphite, Lithograph
1981 American Post Minimalist Abstract Art Lithograph Neon Series Keith Sonnier
By Keith Sonnier
Located in Surfside, FL
Keith Sonnier, American (1941-2020)
lithograph
From Neon series
circa 1980-1981
Bears the Waterstreet Press watermarks and Arches paper blind stamp to lower right corner. Pub. Edizioni Lucio Amelio
Hand signed with initials in pencil
Dimensions: 30 x 21 3/4 inches
Post minimalist Abstract by Keith Sonnier
Keith Sonnier (1941 – 2020) was a post minimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Art movement.
James Keith Sonnier was born July 31, 1941, in Mamou, Louisiana. His family was Cajun and Roman Catholic. His father was a hardware store owner, Joseph Sonnier, and his mother was a florist and singer, Mae Ledoux. He graduated in 1963 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). In 1966, he graduated with his MFA degree from Rutgers University, where he studied under Allan Kaprow, Robert Watts, and Robert Morris. After graduation from Rutgers, he moved to New York City with Jackie Winsor and some of his former classmates.
Sonnier died in Southampton, NY on July 18, 2020.
Sonnier began experimenting with neon in 1968. Neon lights became a signature material used in his sculptural works. The common materials Sonnier employed included neon and fluorescent lights; reflective materials; aluminum and copper; and glass and wires. Of the generation of James Turrell and Dan Flavin, He was also associated with the Light and Space movement, a loosely affiliated art movement related to op art, minimalism and geometric abstraction originating in Southern California in the 1960s and influenced by John McLaughlin. It is characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena, such as light, volume and scale, and the use of materials such as glass, neon, fluorescent lights, resin and cast acrylic, often forming installations conditioned by the work's surroundings. Artists included Ron Cooper...
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1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled limited edition signed abstract geometric print by renowned sculptor
By Keith Sonnier
Located in New York, NY
KEITH SONNIER
Untitled, 1995
Letterpress on Sumerset Paper
Edition 91/100
Signed and numbered in graphite from the edition of 100, recto
Frame included
Measurements:
Sheet: 6 inches ...
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1990s Contemporary Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph
NYC - Tokyo
By Keith Sonnier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Keith Sonnier (1940-2020, Louisiana) is best known for radically reinventing the art of sculpture in the late 1960s. He employed unusual materials that had never been used before, ca...
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Late 20th Century Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$22,000
1981 American Post Minimalist Abstract Art Lithograph Neon Series Keith Sonnier
By Keith Sonnier
Located in Surfside, FL
Keith Sonnier, American (1941-2020)
lithograph
From Neon series
circa 1980-1981
Bears the Waterstreet Press watermarks and Arches paper blind stamp to lower right corner. Pub. Edizioni Lucio Amelio
Hand signed with initials in pencil
Dimensions: 30 x 21 3/4 inches
Post minimalist Abstract by Keith Sonnier
Keith Sonnier (1941 – 2020) was a post minimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Art movement.
James Keith Sonnier was born July 31, 1941, in Mamou, Louisiana. His family was Cajun and Roman Catholic. His father was a hardware store owner, Joseph Sonnier, and his mother was a florist and singer, Mae Ledoux. He graduated in 1963 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). In 1966, he graduated with his MFA degree from Rutgers University, where he studied under Allan Kaprow, Robert Watts, and Robert Morris. After graduation from Rutgers, he moved to New York City with Jackie Winsor and some of his former classmates.
Sonnier died in Southampton, NY on July 18, 2020.
Sonnier began experimenting with neon in 1968. Neon lights became a signature material used in his sculptural works. The common materials Sonnier employed included neon and fluorescent lights; reflective materials; aluminum and copper; and glass and wires. Of the generation of James Turrell and Dan Flavin, He was also associated with the Light and Space movement, a loosely affiliated art movement related to op art, minimalism and geometric abstraction originating in Southern California in the 1960s and influenced by John McLaughlin. It is characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena, such as light, volume and scale, and the use of materials such as glass, neon, fluorescent lights, resin and cast acrylic, often forming installations conditioned by the work's surroundings. Artists included Ron Cooper...
Category
1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1981 American Post Minimalist Abstract Art Lithograph Neon Series Keith Sonnier
By Keith Sonnier
Located in Surfside, FL
Keith Sonnier, American (1941-2020)
lithograph
From Neon series
circa 1980-1981
Bears the Waterstreet Press watermarks and Arches paper blind stamp to lower right corner. Pub. Edizioni Lucio Amelio
Hand signed with initials in pencil
Dimensions: 30 x 21 3/4 inches
Post minimalist Abstract by Keith Sonnier
Keith Sonnier (1941 – 2020) was a post minimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Art movement.
James Keith Sonnier was born July 31, 1941, in Mamou, Louisiana. His family was Cajun and Roman Catholic. His father was a hardware store owner, Joseph Sonnier, and his mother was a florist and singer, Mae Ledoux. He graduated in 1963 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). In 1966, he graduated with his MFA degree from Rutgers University, where he studied under Allan Kaprow, Robert Watts, and Robert Morris. After graduation from Rutgers, he moved to New York City with Jackie Winsor and some of his former classmates.
Sonnier died in Southampton, NY on July 18, 2020.
Sonnier began experimenting with neon in 1968. Neon lights became a signature material used in his sculptural works. The common materials Sonnier employed included neon and fluorescent lights; reflective materials; aluminum and copper; and glass and wires. Of the generation of James Turrell and Dan Flavin, He was also associated with the Light and Space movement, a loosely affiliated art movement related to op art, minimalism and geometric abstraction originating in Southern California in the 1960s and influenced by John McLaughlin. It is characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena, such as light, volume and scale, and the use of materials such as glass, neon, fluorescent lights, resin and cast acrylic, often forming installations conditioned by the work's surroundings. Artists included Ron Cooper...
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1980s Post-Minimalist Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Paper
Elliptical Orbit
By Keith Sonnier
Located in New York, NY
Keith Sonnier
Elliptical Orbit, 1991
Silver aluminum sheet, silkscreened with oil based inks
48 x 24 inches
Edition of 6, with 3 AP
Signed recto
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Keith Sonnier Art
Materials
Ink
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