2004
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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Two Open Squares Within a Red Area
By Robert Mangold
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$9,000
H 32 in W 37 in
"Untitled" Donald Judd, Black and White, Stripes, Minimalist, Abstract Art
By Donald Judd
Located in New York, NY
Donald Judd Untitled, 1980 Signed "Judd" in pencil lower right margin and numbered Aquatint on etching paper Image 24 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches Sheet 29 1/8 x 34 inches Edition 29/150 Pro...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$950
H 29 in W 35 in D 0.1 in
Growth/ A Warm Letter, Abstract Aquatint Etching by Karl Fred Dahmen
By Karl Fred Dahmen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Karl Fred Dahmen Title: Growth / A Warm Letter Year: 1980 Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition Size: 75 Image Size: 22 x 28.25 inc...
Etching, Aquatint
Minimalist Etching by Erwin Bechtold
By Erwin Bechtold
Located in Long Island City, NY
A minimal, non-centered etching by German artist, Erwin Bechtold. The print is hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
Etching
$1,500
H 5.9 in W 4.5 in
Bernar Venet, Acute Uneven Angles (A), Gravure aquatint burnishing and Drypoint
By Bernar Venet
Located in New York, NY
Bernar Venet Acute Uneven Angles (A), 2016 Direct gravure, aquatint, burnishing and drypoint. Pencil signed and numbered 42 from the limited edition of 75 by the artist on the front ...
Etching, Aquatint, Engraving
Towers of Silence from In the Realm of the Carceral
By Robert Morris
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Morris, American (1931 - ) Title: Towers of Silence from In the Realm of the Carceral Year: 1978 Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 1...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled - O, Abstract Etching by Donald Saff
By Donald Saff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Saff, American (1937 - ) Title: Untitled - O Year: 1980 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 24 x 18.5 inches Size: 30 in. x 2...
Etching
$850
H 30 in W 22 in
Situation #2, Abstract Minimalist Etching by Shlomo Cassos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Situation #2 Shlomo Cassos, Moroccan (1936) Date: circa 1980 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 60/95 Image Size: 26 x 19 inches Size: 30 ...
Etching
$850
H 30 in W 22 in
Situation #3, Abstract Minimalist Etching by Shlomo Cassos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Situation #3 Shlomo Cassos, Moroccan (1936) Date: circa 1980 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 63/95 Image Size: 26 x 19 inches Size: 30 ...
Etching
$950
H 13.5 in W 14 in
Gate to Infinity, Minimalist Abstract Etching by Ruth Eckstein
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gate to Infinity Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 13.5 x 11.5 inches Size: 16.5 x 14 in. (41.91 x 3...
Etching
