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Sat, Jun 6, 2015 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Jun 7, 2015 11:00AM EDT
Lot 731

RICHARD SERRA (b. 1939): UNTITLED, FROM HAND CATCHING LEAD

Estimate: $700 - $900
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Offset lithograph in black on wove paper, 2009, with full margins, signed and dated in pencil, numbered AP 27/34 (the edition was 117), inscribed 'For Delmar Hendricks'. 18 x 21 in. (sheet), 20 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (frame).Note: Hand Catching Lead was Serra's first feature film, made in 1968. The film shows a single shot of Serra's hand repeatedly opening and closing as it tries to catch chunks of lead that fall from above. This lithograph was made from a still from the movie.