Richard Tuttle

Silver Mercury
1986

A mixed media sculpture mounted on a wall, featuring abstract shapes in pink and green, with elements resembling leaves or petals, constructed from materials such as wood and metal.
A mixed media sculpture mounted on a wall, featuring abstract shapes in pink and green, with elements resembling leaves or petals, constructed from materials such as wood and metal.

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Date
1986

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood, aluminum, paperboard, homosote, wire, hot glue and acrylic with powdered pigments

Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 7 3/8in. (32.4 × 27.3 × 18.7 cm)

Accession number
87.25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the David M. Solinger Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Richard Tuttle
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