Sea Turtle Cup

1969

Ken Price

Associated Names
Ken Price

Artist, American, 1935 - 2012

Robert Rogers

Printer, American, born 1944

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows a brown curved shape resembling the body of a turtle with a round top and a handle extending from it, combined with the abstract form of a coffee cup. It moves against a blue background with small white circular shapes resembling air bubbles. The turtle's head and flippers have realistic textures similar to those found on real turtle shells.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue and brown on German Etching wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 x 25.5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.5 x 50.8 cm (17 1/2 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.629

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1984 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2501II.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: Tam. Imp. "Sea Turtle Cup" Price '68; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2501 State II / German Etching paper

Markings

embossed: [Tamarind Lithography Workshop]; embossed: [Robert Rogers]

Wikidata ID

Q74063151

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