Richard Tuttle
Richard Tuttle, born in 1941 in Rahway, New Jersey, is celebrated for his minimalist and abstract artworks that defy traditional artistic conventions.
Born: 1941, Rahway, New Jersey
Full ProfileValue Indicators
Recognition
An Influential minimalist artist who explored the interactions of different media, Tuttle has exhibitions in the Met, Centre Pompidou, MoMA.
Intent
For each of the eleven pages, there are eighty sheets for the artist to hand color with opaque watercolor. The ultimate experience of "the altos" is rich variations from which words grow.
Composition
Bound book of hand-colored, soft ground etchings
with letterpress poems by Barbara Guest printed in silver ink.
Ceres Take
Tuttle is a brand name with an auction record of $1.8M
PARENT TECHNIQUE
Etching
Etching is a form of printmaking that involves creating designs on a copper plate, using an acid-resistant material like wax or resin. The artist scratches through this material to expose the metal underneath. The plate is then submerged in an acid bath, which bites into the exposed areas, creating grooves....
COMPLEMENTARY WORKS
Gate
Joan Mitchell
$9,800
Monotype I
Gustavo Rivera
$3,950
Mute Walk
Iva Gueorguieva
$1,250
Waterline
Hugh O'Donnell
$1,950
Lacuna
Hugh O'Donnell
$1,750
Monotypes
Norbert Prangenberg
$14,800
Gerzso Suite
Gunther Gerzso
$12,750
Altos
Richard Tuttle
SIZE
17 x 14″
TECHNIQUE
Etching
$15,000
