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Artist/Maker
Richard Tuttle
(American, born 1941)
Date2002
MediumAcrylic, fir plywood, cardboard and modeling paste
DimensionsOverall: 16 × 17 1/2 in. (40.6 × 44.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bert A. Lies, Jr. MD, Class of 1960
Object number2015.7
Not on view
DescriptionLargely self-taught, Post-Minimalist artist Richard Tuttle creates three-dimensional objects that he commonly refers to as drawings rather than sculpture. Tuttle’s spare and restrained When We Were at Home, 24 has a handcrafted, homemade feel, as though he has constructed the work from some painted off-cuts that he found in his studio. Tuttle held his first exhibition at Betty Parsons Gallery in 1965 and was represented by the celebrated gallerist until her death in 1982.
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2002:
Basel, Switzerland (Art Basel 33). Sperone Westwater booth, June 12-17, 2002.
Basel, Switzerland (Art Basel 33). Sperone Westwater booth, June 12-17, 2002.
Provenance
2015: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum), by gift of Bert Lies;
? - 2015: Bert Lies;
2002 - ?: Colorado-based private collector, by purchase from Sperone Westwater, New York, presumably at Art Basel 33;
2002: Sperone Westwater, New York, from the artist.
? - 2015: Bert Lies;
2002 - ?: Colorado-based private collector, by purchase from Sperone Westwater, New York, presumably at Art Basel 33;
2002: Sperone Westwater, New York, from the artist.
Markings
Marks: none noted.
Signature
Signed "Richard Tuttle" on verso at center in black felt-tip pen.
Inscribed
" 'When We Were at Home, 24' / 2002" on verso at center in black felt-tip pen by artist.
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