Richard Tuttle

American · b. 1941 · Painter, Printmaker

Richard Dean Tuttle is an American postminimalist artist known for his small, casual, subtle, intimate works. His art makes use of scale and line. His works span a range of… (Wikipedia)

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131lots offered2002–2026years recorded84%sold (107)$2.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Richard Tuttle, Light Brown, Dark Brown, 1964, Acrylic paint on canvasLight Brown, Dark BrownKornfeld · CHF 150,000≈ $164,715≈ £127,115≈ €139,200Sign up to see
  2. Richard Tuttle, Sentences IV. Aus der Serie: Twenty Floor Drawings, 1989, Mixed Media (Holz, Blech, Styropor, Eisenstangen, Leinwandstoff, Farbe, Draht, Tackerklammern, Lichterkette, Lampenfassungen und Glühbirnen)Sentences IV. Aus der Serie: Twenty Floor DrawingsVan Ham · €61,920≈ $74,713≈ £56,032Sign up to see
  3. Richard Tuttle, Untitled from Letters (the Twenty-Six Series), Soldered metalUntitled from Letters (the Twenty-Six Series)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $58,188≈ £37,195≈ €42,807Sign up to see

Richard Tuttle’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Richard Tuttle, Flip (from Exit 99: Exit Art Portfolio 1999), 1999, die-cut screenprint in colors on Somerset velvet, wool
Flip (from Exit 99: Exit Art Portfolio 1999), 1999
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026
$532Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Suite (Sarabend), 1983, etching with spitebite, sugarlift, and aquatint on paper
Suite (Sarabend), 1983
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 7, 2026
$550Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, White Sails, 1999-2000, mixed media artist's book
White Sails, 1999-2000
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2026
$732Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Stacked Color Series (2), No 42, 1969, Watercolor
Stacked Color Series (2), No 42, 1969
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 15, 2026
€4,690Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Untitled, 1985, ink on paper
Untitled, 1985
Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2026
$5,760Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Pacific Seriously, 2011, spit-bite and aquatint in colors, chine-collé and paper pulp construction with hand-coloring
Pacific Seriously, 2011
Wright · Dec 16, 2025
$2,159Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Five-light chandelier, 1996, iron, milk glass, aluminum
Five-light chandelier, 1996
Wright · Nov 6, 2025
$2,540Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, 1845, 2004, etching in colors
1845, 2004
Rago Auctions · Oct 3, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Collage Drawings VII, #6 - #11, 1977, watercolor, ink, graphite and paper, in artist's frames, in 6 parts
Collage Drawings VII, #6 - #11, 1977
Phillips · Sep 25, 2025
$20,640Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Flip (from Exit 99: Exit Art Portfolio 1999), 1999, screenprint in colors, wool
Flip (from Exit 99: Exit Art Portfolio 1999), 1999
Rago Auctions · Aug 15, 2025
$792Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Costume A (from the Costume portfolio), 2002, aquatint in colors with embossing on Larroque Colombe handmade paper
Costume A (from the Costume portfolio), 2002
Rago Auctions · Aug 15, 2025
$699Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Light on Water (A), 2003, etching and aquatint in colors with offset lithograph on Richard de Bas
Light on Water (A), 2003
Rago Auctions · Aug 15, 2025
$330Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Poem in Corner #1
Poem in Corner #1
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 10, 2025
Richard Tuttle, Censorship, 2003, The complete set of seven lithographs in colors with embossed titles, on Lana gravure paper, with full margins and the full sheets
Censorship, 2003
Phillips · Oct 22, 2024
$2,794Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Autumn (Seasons), 2005, Woodcut in colors with embossing, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet
Autumn (Seasons), 2005
Phillips · Oct 22, 2024
$1,397Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Up, to 7, 2000, etching and aquatint in colors
Up, to 7, 2000
Wright · Aug 14, 2024
$2,520Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Word of Mouth (from the Artists for Obama portfolio), 2008, drypoint with Chine-collé on Somerset
Word of Mouth (from the Artists for Obama portfolio), 2008
Toomey & Co. · Jul 24, 2024
$452Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Perceived Obstacles, 2001, lithograph in colors on newsprint in bound book
Perceived Obstacles, 2001
Rago Auctions · Jul 12, 2024
$630Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Metal Shoes 2, 2009, aquatint, drypoint, copper plate embossment on paper
Metal Shoes 2, 2009
Wright · Jul 11, 2024
$693Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, No. 135 36" base line works (1), 1975, watercolor and graphite on paper
No. 135 36" base line works (1), 1975
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$1,260Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Point Drawing No. 34, watercolor on paper
Point Drawing No. 34
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$3,276Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Untitled, and numbered from an edition of 50 in pencil verso sheet 78.5 x 56.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 9, 2024
£650Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Rose Then, 1990, watercolor and graphite on paper in artist's frame
Rose Then, 1990
Rago Auctions · Sep 13, 2023
$12,600Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Collection of artist's books and monographs, twenty-eight, 1978-2002, mixed media
Collection of artist's books and monographs, twenty-eight, 1978-2002
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, The End, 2014, glazed earthenware
The End, 2014
Wright · Jul 12, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Entertaining..., 2002, Letterpress, on pigmented and embossed Dieu Donné cotton paper, the full sheet, within a sugar pine with satin polyurethane finish and maple plywood wooden artist's presentation frame
Entertaining..., 2002
Phillips · Jun 21, 2023
$953Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Plastic History (Portfolio), 1990, The complete set of three screenprints hand-colored with pigmented gelatin, on transparent cotton rag paper, each with a text page by René Descartes, Baruch Spinoza and Joseph Beuys respectively, on brown handmade paper with mica, each screenprint and associated text contained in a yellow paper folio, all contained in the original bookbinder's board portfolio
Plastic History (Portfolio), 1990
Phillips · Jun 21, 2023
$762Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Untitled, Etchings
Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Mar 4, 2023
$3,328Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, The Edge, 1998, engraving in colors à la poupée on Hahnemühle
The Edge, 1998
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$2,394Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Edges, 1999, etching and aquatint in colors
Edges, 1999
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$4,788Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Label (13-16), 2003, etching with aquatint, spit bite, sugar-lift, drypoint and fabric collé in colors
Label (13-16), 2003
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$1,638Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Six Nails, 2005, enamel on steel, nails
Six Nails, 2005
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$1,890Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Calm Down, 2012, color etching with acrylic spray on Somerset
Calm Down, 2012
Wright · Oct 13, 2022
$438Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Six Nails, 2005, enamel on steel, nails
Six Nails, 2005
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$1,000Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Perceived Obstacle, 1991, lithograph in colors
Perceived Obstacle, 1991
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$1,000Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Fluidity of Projection, 2008, double-sided screenprint on handmade paper with die-cut and deckled edges
Fluidity of Projection, 2008
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$1,625Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Pt. Drawing No. 20, 1974, ink on paper
Pt. Drawing No. 20, 1974
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$2,500Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, One Voice in Four Parts, 1999, color Xerox on vellum, letterpress on Fabiano Cotton Rag, Kozo paper, gluestick
One Voice in Four Parts, 1999
Wright · Apr 21, 2022
$95Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Untitled, Print Installation
Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Jan 29, 2022
$2,125Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Walk #5, 2006, Öl, Farbkreide und Bleistift auf Karton
Walk #5, 2006
Grisebach · May 2, 2021
€5,500Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Drawing made with three lines of any color, 1971, marker on paper
Drawing made with three lines of any color, 1971
Rago Auctions · Mar 11, 2021
$5,313Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Other, 2009, hand-formed pigmented paper, hand-made wooden brackets
Other, 2009
Rago Auctions · Mar 11, 2021
$7,500Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Untitled, Print
Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 18, 2021
$1,125Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Color Overlap (A), 2006, coloured pencil and graphite on canvas board
Color Overlap (A), 2006
Phillips · Feb 10, 2021
£3,024Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, They Don’t Come Out To You, III, 2017, Aluminium, Klebeband
They Don’t Come Out To You, III, 2017
Grisebach · Dec 4, 2020
€15,000Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Sentences IV. Aus der Serie: Twenty Floor Drawings, 1989, Mixed Media (Holz, Blech, Styropor, Eisenstangen, Leinwandstoff, Farbe, Draht, Tackerklammern, Lichterkette, Lampenfassungen und Glühbirnen)
Sentences IV. Aus der Serie: Twenty Floor Drawings, 1989
Van Ham · Dec 2, 2020
€61,920Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Celebration #10, 2003, Acryl und Bleistift auf Leichtschaumpappe und Karton
Celebration #10, 2003
Grisebach · Nov 15, 2020
€6,250Sign up free to see
Richard Tuttle, Santa Fe II, 1993, Acryl, Bleistift und Metall auf Karton auf Holz
Santa Fe II, 1993
Grisebach · Nov 15, 2020
€6,750Sign up free to see

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