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Guy Dill — Untitled
Guy Dill — Untitled
Guy Dill — Untitled
Guy Dill — Untitled
Guy Dill

Untitled

1987

This 1987 sculptural work by Guy Dill commands attention through its assertive interplay of industrial material and painterly gesture. Constructed from enameled steel and hand-painted aluminum, the piece stands at a substantial 190.5 by 121.9 by 88.9 centimeters, occupying space with the kind of physical authority that defined Dill's mature practice during this pivotal decade. The combination of industrial fabrication and direct, gestural mark-making is characteristic of the Los Angeles-based artist's approach, in which hard-edged structural forms are animated by chromatic surfaces that resist purely formalist readings. The work carries the tension between the precision of fabricated metal and the expressive immediacy of applied color, a duality that gives Dill's sculpture its distinctive character within the broader landscape of American postminimalism. Dill emerged from a generation of California artists who absorbed the lessons of Minimalism while pushing toward a more sensory and subjective sculptural language, and this piece reflects that lineage with considerable confidence. The artist later signed and dated the underside in 2016, a considered act of authentication that speaks to his ongoing identification with the work across time. For collectors drawn to large-scale sculpture that bridges industrial fabrication and artistic individualism, this piece represents a compelling example of Dill at a productive and critically recognized moment in his career. Works of this scale and medium from the late 1980s are increasingly sought after as institutional and private interest in postminimalist sculpture continues to grow.

Medium
Enameled steel, hand-painted aluminum
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Guy Dill, Untitled, 1987

This 1987 sculptural work by Guy Dill commands attention through its assertive interplay of industrial material and painterly gesture. Constructed from enameled steel and hand-painted aluminum, the piece stands at a substantial 190.5 by 121.9 by 88.9 centimeters, occupying space with the kind of physical authority that defined Dill's mature practice during this pivotal decade. The combination of industrial fabrication and direct, gestural mark-making is characteristic of the Los Angeles-based artist's approach, in which hard-edged structural forms are animated by chromatic surfaces that resist purely formalist readings. The work carries the tension between the precision of fabricated metal and the expressive immediacy of applied color, a duality that gives Dill's sculpture its distinctive character within the broader landscape of American postminimalism. Dill emerged from a generation of California artists who absorbed the lessons of Minimalism while pushing toward a more sensory and subjective sculptural language, and this piece reflects that lineage with considerable confidence. The artist later signed and dated the underside in 2016, a considered act of authentication that speaks to his ongoing identification with the work across time. For collectors drawn to large-scale sculpture that bridges industrial fabrication and artistic individualism, this piece represents a compelling example of Dill at a productive and critically recognized moment in his career. Works of this scale and medium from the late 1980s are increasingly sought after as institutional and private interest in postminimalist sculpture continues to grow.

Medium
Enameled steel, hand-painted aluminum
Dimensions
overall: 190.5 x 121.9 x 88.9 cm
Year
1987
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
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Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co.

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