Videy Afangar #3

1991

Richard Serra

Associated Names
Richard Serra

Artist, American, 1938 - 2024

Mark Mahaffey

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Mark Schultz

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a large, irregular dark shape on a light-colored rectangular background. The edge of the shape appears uneven and jagged, resembling a torn piece of paper or a rugged landmass on a map. The contrast between the dark and light areas highlights the textural qualities of the shape, resembling charcoal or a coarse surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    flatbite etching and liftground aquatint on Hahnemühle German Etching wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.43 × 14.92 cm (4 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.83 × 30.48 cm (10 9/16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.54.109

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Berswordt-Wallrabe 2008, no. CR66

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2017 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1512.

2008

  • Berswordt-Wallrabe, Silke von. Richard Serra, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné, 1972-2007. Düsseldorf, Germany: Richter Verlag, 2008, no. CR66.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 47.52. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: SP 1/11; lower right in graphite: R Serra 91; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RS90-3159

Markings

embossed lower right: © 1991 R. S. & [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q77259875

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