
Untitled
2020
This powerful drawing by Richard Serra presents a dense, heavily textured black form with gently curved edges set against a raw cream colored handmade paper ground. Created between 2020 and 2021, it belongs to a selection of six works executed in paintstick, etching ink, and silica, materials Serra wielded to evoke mass, weight, and physical pressure rather than mere line. The piece exemplifies the American sculptor and draughtsman's conviction that drawing is fundamentally a bodily and material act, with scale, density, and gravity inscribed directly into the surface. A museum quality example from the final chapter of Serra's career, it carries significant institutional and market gravitas following his death in 2024.
- Medium
- Paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper
Notes
Part of a series of six drawings from 2020–21. All works in the series are paintstick, etching ink, and silica on handmade paper. Richard Serra lived 1938–2024. Quote from Serra: 'In my drawings, the scale, the weight, the density—those are all physical experiences. Drawing is not just about line, it's about mass and pressure and time.' Work is framed in a white flat frame. Spotted via Instagram post by @vasilikaliman.
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