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Three Triangles and Three Colors

1970

Richard Tuttle

Artist, American, born 1941

Richard Tuttle

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Artwork overview

Medium

orange, blue, and green felt-tip pen on verso of colophon page from portfolio "2 Books", 1969
Credit Line

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

overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.150

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

2005

"The Art of Richard Tuttle", Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2006-2007.

Inscriptions

across top verso in graphite: THREE TRIANGLES & THREE COLORS RICHARD TUTTLE 1970 / (felt-tip marker)

Wikidata ID

Q64628605

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