Lot 283
  • 283

Richard Serra

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Richard Serra
  • Left Corner Square to the Floor
  • paintstick on linen
  • 80 1/2 by 80 1/2 in. 204.5 by 204.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1979, this work is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by the artist.

Provenance

Richard Hines Gallery, Seattle
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Galerie Ronny van de Velde NV, Antwerp
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York

Literature

Exh. Cat., Netherlands Textielmuseum Tilburg, Over de grens: James Lee Byars, Luciano Fabro, Cornelius Rogge, Richard Serra, Ulay/Marina Abramović, Henk Visch, 1989, n.p., illustrated
Hans Janssen, ed., Richard Serra: Drawings Zeichnungen 1969-1990, Catalogue Raisonné, Bern, 1990, cat. no. 139, p. 225, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are staple marks and small accompanying losses along the 4 edges of the canvas, which are consistent with the way the work is installed. The surface is very lightly undulated, consistent with the use of an unstretched canvas. There is evidence of light handling along the edges. There are small scattered white accretions.
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