Richard Serra

American · 1939–2024 · Painter, Printmaker

Richard Serra was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, and whose work has been… (Wikipedia)

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Videy Afangar #6 (from Videy Afangar Series), 1991
Print (other) · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 11, 2015 · Lot 370
$2,000≈ £1,301≈ €1,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Heimaey III, 1991
Etching · Paper
17¼ h x 17¼ w in (44 x 44 cm)
Wright · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 129
$3,750≈ £2,464≈ €3,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Tujunga Blacktop, 1984
Screenprint · Paper
60 h x 52½ w in (152 x 133 cm)
Wright · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 130
$20,625≈ £13,554≈ €18,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
Abu Ghraib, 2004
Lithograph · Paper
16 h x 10½ w in (41 x 27 cm)
Wright · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 284
$1,024≈ £673≈ €911Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
Alberta Hunter, 1985
Screenprint · Paper
121 × 134 cm
Grisebach · Jun 5, 2015 · Lot 685
€18,750≈ $21,034≈ £13,720Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
Heimaey I
Etching · Board
42 x 45,5cm
Van Ham · Jun 2, 2015 · Lot 1065
€1,548≈ $1,707≈ £1,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
Cool Down, 1996
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 17, 2015 · Lot 195
$8,125≈ £5,186≈ €7,172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
NOROMNEY, from Artists for Obama, 2012
Etching · Paper · ed. 41/150
S. 34.9 x 34.9 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 227
$3,750≈ £2,519≈ €3,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–2,500View at Phillips ↗
Clinton '96, 1996
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 101
$5,000≈ £3,248≈ €4,454Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
MOCA Print (from The MOCA Portfolio), 1999
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 102
$8,750≈ £5,685≈ €7,794Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Richard Serra signature

176 catalogued lots by Richard Serra record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (56% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right10
on the reverse5
lower left2
upper left1

Form

signed141
signed and dated26
signed in pencil4
initialled4
monogrammed1

Signed on the lower right: R. Serra — Out of round X, im Kinsky, Jun 16, 2026
Signed lower right: R Serra — Out-of-Round X, Leonard Joel, Apr 22, 2026
Signed and dated "R. Serra 72" lower right — Untitled, Phillips, May 15, 2019

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About Richard Serra

Richard Serra was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, and whose work has been primarily associated with postminimalism. Described as "one of his era's greatest sculptors", Serra became notable for emphasizing the material qualities of his works and exploration of the relationship between the viewer, the work, and the site.

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In museum collections

Untitled, 1984
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Untitled, 1978
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Spin out, for Robert Smithson, 1972
Kröller-Müller Museum · Public domain
One, 1988
Kröller-Müller Museum · Public domain

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