Sale 5585
London, South Kensington
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26 March 2014
Price realised
GBP 3,750
Estimate
Richard Tuttle (B. 1941) Turkey (i) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘RICHARD TUTTLE TURKEY 1970 No 2016 (on the reverse) (ii) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘RICHARD TUTTLE TURKEY 1970 No 2014 (on the reverse) ink on paper, in two parts each: 8¼ x 5½in. (20.6 x 13cm.) Executed in 1970
Provenance
Konrad Fischer Galerie, Cologne. Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1973.
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