Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Minimalist sculptor Richard Serra, who was based between New York City and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, may be described as the art world’s father of steel. He was particularly renowned for monumental arcs, spirals and ellipses made from massive sheets of oxidized CorTen steel, which occupy large interior and exterior spaces and dwarf visitors who wander through them, like abstract mazes. The most famous of these works is his "Torqued Ellipse" series, begun in 1966 and inspired by a Baroque 17th-century Roman church.
These site-specific sculptures, whose parts are manufactured in Germany, can be found from King City, Ontario, and the Netherlands, to the Storm King Art Center and Dia: Beacon, both in Upstate New York.
Before turning to steel, Serra produced abstract sculptures from nontraditional materials — fiberglass, rubber or molten lead — which he splashed or threw in their liquid states against the walls of studios or exhibition spaces, recording their shapes and angles. He also worked in video and performance art, producing a number of films that address the manufacture and use of his signature material: steel.
Beginning in 1971, Serra produced large-scale drawings that related to or were inspired by completed sculptures. Made with ink, charcoal, lithographic crayon or paintstick on handmade paper or linen, such works as Trajectory #4 or Double Rift II clearly reflect the forms and feeling of his signature steel sculptures.
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1970s Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
17th Century Baroque Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Pen
1910s Naturalistic Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
India Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Gustav MelcherGustav Melcher ( German, 1898 -?) Boats off Venice Italy Ink Water Color c. 1918, 1918
1950s Abstract Expressionist Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
1860s Naturalistic Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, India Ink
2010s Contemporary Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Graphite, Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink
1650s Old Masters Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk, India Ink, Watercolor
2010s Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite
1650s Old Masters Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Chalk, Ink, Laid Paper
2010s Contemporary Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Color Pencil, Acrylic, Wax, Crayon, Ink, Archival Paper
Sophia Milligan'Towards Le Scathe Cove'. Contemporary Landscape, Rural, Sea, Ocean, Beach Blue, 2022
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite, Wax Crayon
1970s Minimalist Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
1970s Minimalist Richard Serra Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal