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Richard Serra
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Richard Serra
- Untitled
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 92
- paintstick on paper
- 24 by 18 in. 61 by 45.7 cm.
Provenance
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The top edge of the sheet is perforated, torn from a notebook by the artist. The areas of impasto are all stable and the oil ring around the main areas of oilstick are inherent to the artist’s intent and working method. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
Please note the auction begins at 9:30 am on November 17th.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Drawing is a concentration on an essential activity and the credibility of the statement is totally within your hands. It's the most direct, conscious space in which I work. I can observe my process from beginning to end, and at times sustain a continuous concentration. It's replenishing. It's one of the few conditions in which I can understand the source of my work...To draw a line is to have an idea."
Richard Serra in "'About Drawing' Richard Serra & Lizzie Borden," in Richard Serra and Clara Weyergraf, Eds., Richard Serra, Interviews, Etc., 1970-1980, Yonkers 1980, p. 76