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Richard Serra — Untitled
Richard Serra

Untitled

2020

This commanding abstract drawing by Richard Serra belongs to a celebrated series of works created between 2020 and 2021, executed in paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper. A massive curved black form dominates the composition, leaving only small triangular slivers of the warm cream paper exposed at the upper left and lower right corners, creating a profound tension between presence and absence. The surface bears deeply textural vertical striations that convey immense physical weight and density, embodying Serra's lifelong conviction that drawing is an act of mass and pressure rather than mere line. This piece is a rare and significant example of late-period work from one of the most important sculptors and draughtsmen of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Medium
Paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper

Notes

Part of a selection of six drawings from 2020 to 2021 by Richard Serra (1938 to 2024). All works in the group are paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper. Presented via vasilikaliman Instagram account.

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Richard Serra, Untitled, 2020

This commanding abstract drawing by Richard Serra belongs to a celebrated series of works created between 2020 and 2021, executed in paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper. A massive curved black form dominates the composition, leaving only small triangular slivers of the warm cream paper exposed at the upper left and lower right corners, creating a profound tension between presence and absence. The surface bears deeply textural vertical striations that convey immense physical weight and density, embodying Serra's lifelong conviction that drawing is an act of mass and pressure rather than mere line. This piece is a rare and significant example of late-period work from one of the most important sculptors and draughtsmen of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Medium
Paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper
Year
2020

Related themes

Geometric, Dark, Living Artist, 20th Century, Blue Chip, Contemplative, American, Mixed Media, Etching, Gestural, 21st Century, Works on Paper, Monochromatic, Drawing, Abstract, Minimalism, Black and White, Contemporary, Abstract Composition, Mass and Pressure

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