RICHARD SERRA "EIGHT BY EIGHT" LITHOGRAPH, 1972

Richard Serra (1938-2024) is one of the most influential and uncompromising sculptors of the 20th century. A leading figure of Minimalism and Post-Minimalism, Serra is best known for monumental steel sculptures that challenge perceptions of weight, balance, and space, transforming the viewer's experience of the built environment. Alongside his sculptural practice, Serra maintained a significant engagement with printmaking, using the medium to explore many of the same formal concerns. Working primarily in black, his prints possess a remarkable physicality. Rather than depicting objects, Serra's prints operate as encounters with material itself. "Eight by Eight" is a powerful example of this approach. Composed of a monumental black form, the lithograph examines scale, density, and surface. The richly saturated field appears at once flat and textured, absorbing light while asserting an almost architectural presence. As in Serra's sculptures, meaning emerges through the viewer's bodily and perceptual relationship to the work, transforming a simple geometric form into an experience of weight, space, and duration. Serra's prints remain highly sought after. Offering collectors an opportunity to engage with the artist's distinctive visual language in a more intimate format than his large-scale work, his lithographs retain the commanding presence that defines his sculptural practice. Work by Richard Serra is held in important public and private collections worldwide. Impressions of "Eight by Eight" are held in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the National Gallery of Australia Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery. "Eight by Eight" USA, 1972 Lithograph on Arjomari wove paper Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse Signed and numbered "37/55" in pencil, lower left 50.5"H 33.25"W (sheet) 55.25"H 38.25"W (framed) Very good condition Catalogue Raisonné: Berswordt-Wallrabe 2008, no. CR7 Bibliography: 1996: Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 403. 2008: Berswordt-Wallrabe, Silke von. Richard Serra, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné, 1972-2007. Düsseldorf, Germany: Richter Verlag, 2008, no. CR7. 2011: Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 47.8. http://www.nga.gov/gemini