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Drawing for Wood Piece I

1965

Richard Tuttle

Associated Names

Richard Tuttle

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows an abstract shape resembling a rounded, irregular form. The shape is painted in soft red with a gentle blue outline, accentuating its organic and fluid quality. The minimalistic white background keeps the focus on the central colored shape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

overall: 32.1 x 30.7 cm (12 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.135

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Exhibition History

1987

Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 3 May-5 June 1987

Bibliography

1987

Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 1987, 120

Inscriptions

across bottom verso in graphite: DRAWING FOR WOOD PIECE I RICHARD TUTTLE 1965 372W

Wikidata ID

Q64628591

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