Naked V [working proof 1]
2004
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color hard ground etching and aquatint with hand staining on wove paper [working proof 1]
Dimensions
plate: 30.3 × 40.5 cm (11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.) sheet: 50.5 × 62.5 cm (19 7/8 × 24 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.728
Art Historical Context
Richard Tuttle's *Naked V [working 1]* (2004) invites visitors into the intimate process of artistic creation. This color hard ground etching and aquint on wove paper, measuring 30.3 × 40.5 cm on the plate, captures Tuttle's signature delicate abstraction. A pioneering post-minimalist artist born in 1941, Tuttle is renowned for works that blur boundaries between drawing, sculpture, and installation often using humble materials to evoke subtle perceptual shifts. The "Naked" series from which this print derives, explores raw, unadorned forms, reflecting his lifelong fascination with vulnerabilit...
About the Artist
Richard Tuttle
Richard Tuttle, born on July 12, 1941, in Rahway, New Jersey, recognized his calling as an artist by kindergarten, inspired by his grandfather's drawings and early visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his mother. He studied art, philosophy, and literature at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, earning a BA in 1963, and spent a semester at Cooper Union. There, he met curator Sam Wags...