Lot Essay
"The weight of a drawing derives not only from the number of layers of paintstick but mainly from the particular shape of the drawing" (H. Janssen, 'Richard Serra Drawings Zeichnungen 1969-1990, Bern, p.8).
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Potato Arc
Details
RICHARD SERRA (B. 1939)
Potato Arc
oilstick on paper
50 x 38in. (127 x 96.5cm.)
Executed in 1981
Potato Arc
oilstick on paper
50 x 38in. (127 x 96.5cm.)
Executed in 1981
Provenance
Blum Helman Gallery, New York.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York.
Literature
H. Janssen, 'Richard Serra Drawings Zeichnungen 1969-1990', Bern, 1990, no.187, p.231.
Exhibited
New York, Blum Helman Gallery, 'Richard Serra: Recent Drawings', February 1981.