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Richard Serra
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Richard Serra
- Left Corner Square to the Corner (Five Sided)
- signed and dated 79 on the reverse
- paintstick on Belgian linen
- 105 3/8 by 102 1/2 in. 267.5 by 260 cm.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf
Akira Ikeda Gallery, Nagoya
Sotheby's, New York, 11 May 2005, Lot 224
Galería Colón XVI, Bilbao
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 2006)
Christie's, London, 26 June 2013, Lot 254
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf
Akira Ikeda Gallery, Nagoya
Sotheby's, New York, 11 May 2005, Lot 224
Galería Colón XVI, Bilbao
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 2006)
Christie's, London, 26 June 2013, Lot 254
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Yonkers, Hudson River Museum, Richard Serra: Elevator 1980, 1980, p. 83, illustrated
Literature
Hans Janssen, Ed., Richard Serra Drawings 1969-1990/Catalogue Raisonné, Bern 1990, cat. no. 149, pp. 109 and 225, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Under very close inspection, the thickly built up surface exhibits minor pinpoint spot accretions and pinpoint white media accretions, evidence of handling along the edges and pinpoints along the edges where the linen had once been stapled. There is a slight undulation to the linen, inherent to the artist’s working method and intent.
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
“The force acting in Serra’s work is energy. Intelligence is also energy. We cannot see the process of intelligence—how it moves, how it works, yes. There are two aspects of intelligence: logic which is a process of dealing with quantities and definitions of facts; and intuition, which is completely different.”
Giuseppe Panza in conversation with Christopher Knight in Art of the Sixties and Seventies: The Panza Collection, Milan 1987, p. 53