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Hreppholar IV

Hreppholar IV

1991
(American, 1938–2024)
publisher

Gemini G.E.L.

America, 20th century
etching
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Brenda and Evan H. Turner 1993.219
© Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: von Berswordt-Wallrabem Silke 77; Gemino RS90-3171
Location: not on view

Description

Between 1989 and 1990, Serra created Afangar, a sculpture on Videy Island, a barren mass off the coast of Reykjavik, Iceland. Afangar, which consists of eighteen thin slabs of indigenous basalt installed in pairs, acted as a catalyst for Serra's production of a group of prints that he considers among his most significant work on paper. Although these were Serra's first etchings, he worked
unconventionally, biting thick plates to a depth of 1/16 of an inch. The plates were heavily inked so that the resulting
prints have a rich, black, dense, rough surface that evokes
Iceland's unique landscape. "Piles of lava strata extend to the horizon," describes the artist. "There are no trees. Continuous glacial erosion and volcanic eruptions make for a diversity of geological formations: craters, fissures, fjords.... I was completely taken by the strangeness of the land."
  • Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-July 26, 2015).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/22/2015 - 7/26/2015); "Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now"
    Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art. MOCA Cleveland, OH (January 20-May 7, 2006).
    MOCA Cleveland (1/20/2006 - 5/7/2006): "Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art," no catalogue.
  • {{cite web|title=Hreppholar IV|url=false|author=Richard Serra, Gemini G.E.L.|year=1991|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1993.219