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Rolled, Encased & Sawed

Richard Serra, Artist Tanglewood Press, Inc., Publisher
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About the Artwork

Rolled, Encased & Sawed

1968

Richard Serra (Artist) American, 1939 - 2024 Tanglewood Press, Inc. (Publisher) American

Chemical lead

Overall: 6 3/4 × 3 5/16 × 2 1/2 inches (17.1 × 8.5 × 6.4 cm)

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Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2023.155.6

© Estate of Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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Stamped inside lead pipe: R SERRA ‘68

Stamped inside lead pipe: R SERRA ‘68 Printed tag reads: RICHARD SERRA | ROLLED, ENCASED & SAWED | 3 lbs. per sq. ft. of chemical lead which has been | rolled and encased in a lead pipe and sawed into | 12 inch lengths. Each piece is stamped and numbered. Editioned, in black pen, lower right of tag: 55/100

Provenance

1972, sold by (Franklin Siden Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1972-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)

2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2023

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© Estate of Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Richard Serra, Rolled, Encased & Sawed, 1968, chemical lead. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.155.6.

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