The Line of the Curve
2004
Artist, American, 1938 - 2024
Printer, American, born 1963
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on six sheets of Somerset Satin wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 111.76 × 167.64 cm (44 × 66 in.)
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Accession
2015.23.96.1-6
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Catalogue Raisonné
Berswordt-Wallrabe 2008, no. CR166
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1966
Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1994.
2008
Berswordt-Wallrabe, Silke von. Richard Serra, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné, 1972-2007. Düsseldorf, Germany: Richter Verlag, 2008, no. CR166.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 47.147. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
FIRST SHEET. lower left in graphite: SP 1/5; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS03-3364
SECOND SHEET. lower left in graphite: SP 1/5; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS03-3364
THIRD SHEET. lower left in graphite: SP 1/5; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS03-3364
FOURTH SHEET. lower left in graphite: SP 1/5; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS03-3364
FIFTH SHEET. lower left in graphite: SP 1/5; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS03-3364
SIXTH SHEET. lower left in graphite: SP 1/5; lower right in graphite: R Serra 04; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS03-3364
Markings
FIRST SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Richard Serra and Gemini G.E.L. LLC; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: One of Six Panels
SECOND SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Richard Serra and Gemini G.E.L. LLC; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: One of Six Panels
THIRD SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Richard Serra and Gemini G.E.L. LLC; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: One of Six Panels
FOURTH SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Richard Serra and Gemini G.E.L. LLC; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: One of Six Panels
FIFTH SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Richard Serra and Gemini G.E.L. LLC; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: One of Six Panels
SIXTH SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Richard Serra and Gemini G.E.L. LLC; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: One of Six Panels