2012
Minimalist sculptor Richard Serra, who was based between New York City and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, may be described as the art world’s father of steel. He was particularly renowned for monumental arcs, spirals and ellipses made from massive sheets of oxidized CorTen steel, which occupy large interior and exterior spaces and dwarf visitors who wander through them, like abstract mazes. The most famous of these works is his "Torqued Ellipse" series, begun in 1966 and inspired by a Baroque 17th-century Roman church.
These site-specific sculptures, whose parts are manufactured in Germany, can be found from King City, Ontario, and the Netherlands, to the Storm King Art Center and Dia: Beacon, both in Upstate New York.
Before turning to steel, Serra produced abstract sculptures from nontraditional materials — fiberglass, rubber or molten lead — which he splashed or threw in their liquid states against the walls of studios or exhibition spaces, recording their shapes and angles. He also worked in video and performance art, producing a number of films that address the manufacture and use of his signature material: steel.
Beginning in 1971, Serra produced large-scale drawings that related to or were inspired by completed sculptures. Made with ink, charcoal, lithographic crayon or paintstick on handmade paper or linen, such works as Trajectory #4 or Double Rift II clearly reflect the forms and feeling of his signature steel sculptures.
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Swivel
By Richard Serra
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Richard Serra (1938-2024) is one of the most important and audacious sculptors of the 20th century. One of the leading exponents of Minimalism, Serra's steel sculptures stand in un...
Etching
$7,000
H 26.5 in W 19.5 in
"Untitled" Richard Serra, Black and White, Sculptural, Simple Abstracted Form
By Richard Serra
Located in New York, NY
Richard Serra Untitled, 1990 Signed and dated lower left, stamped Gemini G.E.L. on the reverse Screen-print on PTI Supra paper 26 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches 430/500 Known for large-scale ...
Paper, Screen
Olson
By Richard Serra
Located in Boca Raton, FL
professionally restored and laid to backing sheet
Paper, Screen
Eight by Eight
By Richard Serra
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Richard Serra (1938-2024) is one of the most influential and uncompromising sculptors of the 20th century. A leading figure of Minimalism and Post-Minimalism, Serra is best known f...
Lithograph
$11,000
H 16.75 in W 17.75 in
Richard Serra Heimaey II Limited Edition Etching Signed Print Edition of 49
By Richard Serra
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Richard Serra Title: Heimaey II Medium: Etching on Fabriano Murillo Image Size: 16.75" h x 17.75" w Sheet Size: 23.5" h x 24.25" w Edition: 13/49, published by Gemini G.E.L.,...
Paper, Etching
Hreppholar VII (Berswordt/Wallrabe 80; G. 1)
By Richard Serra
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 35 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Etching
$9,600
H 34.5 in W 36 in
Hair of the Dog, Signed Minimalist Abstract Intaglio Etching by Richard Serra
By Richard Serra
Located in Long Island City, NY
This etching is hand-signed and numbered from an edition of 30 and comes beautifully framed. Serra, known as a large-scale sculptor, is considered one of the most important conceptu...
Etching, Intaglio
"Void"
By Marichka Shkuro
Located in Edinburgh, GB
What is the void? So, it’s a very quiet place where your mind feels completely empty, and ‘there’s nothing more to do’. You feel utterly done (not in a negative way, just ‘done’). ...
Resin, Mixed Media
$6,000
H 13 in W 14.5 in D 1.5 in
Richard Serra 'Videy Afangar #6' Limited Edition, Signed Etching Print
By Richard Serra
Located in San Rafael, CA
Richard Serra (born 1939) Videy Afangar #6, from Videy Afangar Series, 1991 Etching on Hahnemühle paper Signed and dated in pencil lower right Edition 73/75 (there were also 20 artis...
Etching
$4,800
H 62.5 in W 51.5 in D 1.5 in
Richard Serra 'Stop B S' Signed, Limited Edition Print
By Richard Serra
Located in San Rafael, CA
Richard Serra (American, B. 1938) Stop B S (G. 2024), 2004. From the portfolio 'Artists Coming Together' Lithograph on wove paper Signed in pencil and numbered 127/250 (there were al...
Lithograph
