Richard Serra "Notebooks": Numbered Edition

Serra, Richard

ISBN 10: 3869302534 / ISBN 13: 9783869302539

Published by Steidl, Germany, 2011

About this Item

Limited Edition Box set signed & numbered. Five books reproduced facsimile copies of sketchbooks kept by Richard Serra. The two part cover box is signed and numbered on the top inside lid.This is # 580 of 1050 box sets. With the following Volumes : Vol. 1: Egypt, 1999 a hardcover with the artist black & white drawings. Vol. 2: Luxembourg Exchange, 1996 a hardcover with the artist black & white drawings. Vol. 3 : Spiral Sections, 1987, a hardcover with the artist black & white drawings. Vol. 4: Ronchamp 1 , 1991, A soft cover with the artist black & white drawings. Vol. 5 : Ronchamp 2, 1991with the artist black & white drawing.A very fine and beautifully produced collection of Richard Serra work.Condition : all in New Condition with the published brown wrapping paper and rubber bands to hold the books . NOTE this is a large heavy set and will need extra postage and Insurance. No International Sales Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 101525-G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Richard Serra "Notebooks": Numbered Edition
• Publisher: Steidl, Germany
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3869302534
• ISBN 13: 9783869302539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Richard Serra
• Edition: Limited Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Signed Editions
  • Rare Edition

About this title

Synopsis

Limited edition of 1050 boxed sets. Signed and numbered by Richard Serra.

Richard Serra’s reputation as one of the great sculptors of our time is well known, yet the role of sketches in his working practice is not known. This suite of books will change that. Serra keeps a large library of notebooks from throughout his career in his studio, hundreds in total. Contained within them are delicate sketches of his travels, of landscapes, architecture and of other ideas, some of which the artist developed into mature sculptures and drawings. Serra has personally selected five of these precious notebooks, which are reproduced here in facsimile.

About the Author

Richard Serra (1938–2024) was one of the most celebrated artists in postwar America. Since the 1960s Serra exhibited extensively throughout the world, transforming museums, public spaces and even entire landscapes with his monumental abstract sculptures. Working primarily with steel, his site-specific creations in both North America and Europe engage viewers with their surroundings in new, profound ways. Serra’s books at Steidl include Sculpture 1985–1998 (1999), The Matter of Time (2005), Te Tuhirangi Contour (2005), Notebooks (2011), Early Work (2014), Vertical and Horizontal Reversals (2015) and Forged Steel (2016).