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Martin PuryearJune 22, 2008 - September 28, 2008

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Cat. No. Frontispiece | File Name: 267-049.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Dream of Pairing, 1981painted pine, 51 1/2 x 54 1/2 x 2" (130.8 x 138.4 x 5.1 cm)Alice Kleberg Reynolds, San Antonio, Texas© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Roger Fry

Cat. No. 1 | File Name: 267-003.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Some Tales, 1975-1978yellow pine, ash, and hickory, 13' 1 1/2" x 32' 9 3/4" (400 cm x 10 m)Panza Collection© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo copyright Giorgio Colombo, Milan

Cat. No. 2 | File Name: 267-002.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Circumbent, 1976bent and dyed ash, 64" x 9' 11 3/4" x 21" (162.6 x 304.2 x 53.3 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 3 and 4 | File Name: 267-001.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Bask, 1976stained pine, 12" x 12' 2 3/4" x 22" (30.5 x 372.7 x 55.9 cm)Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Exxon Corporate Purchase Award, 1978© 2008 Martin Puryear.

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Cat. No. 5 | File Name: 267-005.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 1978hickory and Alaskan yellow cedar, 60" x 6' 6" x 1" (152.4 x 198.1 x 2.5 cm)Stuart and Sherry Christhilf© 2008 Martin Puryear.

Cat. No. 6 | File Name: 267-004.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Self, 1978stained and painted red cedar and mahogany, 69 x 48 x 25" (175.3 x 121.9 x 63.5 cm)Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Museum purchase in memory of Elinor Ashton© 2008 Martin Puryear.

Cat. No. 7 | File Name: 267-006.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Some Lines for Jim Beckwourth, 1978twisted rawhide, 22' 8" (690.9 cm) long, height variableCollection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 8 | File Name: 267-008.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)For Beckwourth, 1980turf, oak, and pitch pine, 40 x 35 x 35" (101.6 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 9 | File Name: 267-009.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Rawhide Cone, 1980molded rawhide, 29 1/4 x 60 x 46" (74.3 x 152.4 x 116.8 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 10 | File Name: 267-010.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Reliquary, 1980gessoed pine, 42 x 47 1/2 x 9 in (106.7 x 120.7 x 22.9 cm)Collection Gayle and Andrew Camden, Detroit© 2008 Martin Puryear.

Cat. No. 11 | File Name: 267-011.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Bower, 1980Sitka spruce and pine, 64" x 7' 10 3/4" x 26 5/8" (162.6 x 240.7 x 67.6 cm)Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Museum purchase made possible through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Alexander Calder, Frank Wilbert Stokes, andthe Ford Motor Company© 2008 Martin Puryear.




Cat. No. 12 and 13 | File Name: 267-012.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Desire, 1981pine, red cedar, poplar, and Sitka spruce, 16 x 32' (487.7 x 975.3 cm)FAI Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza, Varese. Panza Collection. Gift, 1996© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo copyright Giorgio Colombo, Milan

Cat. No. 14 | File Name: 267-014.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Believer, 1977-1982tulip poplar and pine, 23 1/4 x 23 3/8 x 17 3/8" (59.1 x 59.4 x 44.1 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 15 | File Name: 267-015.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 1981-1982painted Ponderosa pine, 58" (147.3 cm) diam., 9 3/8" (23.8 cm) deepPrivate collection, Atherton, California© 2008 Martin Puryear.

Cat. No. 16 | File Name: 267-018.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Sanctuary, 1982pine, maple, and cherry wood, 10' 6" x 24" x 18" (320 x 61 x 45.7 cm)The Art Institute of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase Prize Fund© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo The Art Institute of Chicago

Cat. No. 17 | File Name: 267-017.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 1982maple sapling, pear wood, and yellow cedar, 59 x 66 x 5" (149.9 x 167.6 x 12.7 cm)Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. Promised gift of Judith Neisser and Family in memory ofEdward Neisser, B.A. 1952© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Martin Puryear

Cat. No. 18 | File Name: 267-016.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Cerulean, 1982polychromed pine, 63 3/4 x 63 1/4 x 1 3/4" (161.9 x 160.7 x 4.4 cm)Panza Collection© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo copyright Giorgio Colombo, Milan




Cat. No. 19 | File Name: 267-013.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Big and Little Same, 1981painted pine and unpainted pear wood, 62 x 2 3/4" (154.9 x 157.5 x 7 cm)Collection Joel Wachs© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo copyright Douglas M. Parker Studio

Cat. No. 20 | File Name: 267-020.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Mus, 1984painted Sitka spruce, red cedar, and wire mesh, 26 x 44 x 26" (66 x 111.8 x 66 cm)Collection Marguerite and Robert Hoffman© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo copyright Douglas M. Parker Studio

Cat. No. 21 | File Name: 267-019.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Greed's Trophy, 1984steel rod and wire, wood, rattan, and leather, 12' 9" x 20" x 55" (388.6 x 50.8 x 139.7 cm)The Museum of Modern Art, New York. David Rockefeller Fund and purchase, 1984© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image The Museum of Modern Art, Department of Imaging Services (photoJohn Wronn)

Cat. No. 22 | File Name: 267-021.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Old Mole, 1985red cedar, 61 x 61 x 34" (154.9 x 154.9 x 86.4 cm)Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchased with gifts (by exchange) of Samuel S. White III and VeraWhite, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. G. Chaplin and with funds contributed by Marion Boulton Stroud, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kardon, Gisela and Dennis Alter, and Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd, 1986© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 23 | File Name: 267-022.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Sharp and Flat, 1987pine, 64 1/2 x 6' 8" x 30" (163.8 x 203.2 x 76.2 cm)Collection Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy McKee Gallery, New York

Cat. No. 24 | File Name: 267-023.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Timber's Turn, 1987Honduras mahogany, red cedar, and Douglas fir, 7' 2 1/2" x 46 3/4" x 34 1/2" (219.7 x 118.7 x 87.6 cm)Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Museum purchase© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Lee Stalsworth




Cat. No. 25 | File Name: 267-024.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Maroon, 1987-1988wire mesh, pine, yellow poplar, and tar, 6' 4" x 10' x 6' 6" (193 x 304.8 x 198.1 cm)Milwaukee Art Museum. Gift of the Contemporary Art Society© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Milwaukee Art Museum

Cat. No. 27 | File Name: 267-025.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Pride's Cross, 1988red cedar and poplar, 9' 9" x 48" x 11 1/4" (297.2 x 121.9 x 28.6 cm)Private collection, Baltimore© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 28 | File Name: 267-028.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Lever No. 3, 1989carved and painted Ponderosa pine, 7' 1/2" x 13' 6" x 13" (214.6 x 411.5 x 33 cm)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee, 1989© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles

Cat. No. 29 | File Name: 267-026.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Lever No. 1, 1988-1989red cedar, cypress, poplar, and ash, 14' 1" x 11' 2" x 17 3/4" (429.3 x 340.4 x 45.1 cm)The Art Institute of Chicago. A. James Speyer Memorial Fund, UNR Industrial Fund in honor of James W. Alsdorf, Barbara Neff Smith and Solomon Byron Smith Funds© 2008 Martin Puryear.

Cat. No. 30 | File Name: 267-027.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)The Charm of Subsistence, 1989rattan and gumwood, 7' 5/8" x 66 1/2" x 10 1/2" (214.9 x 168.9 x 26.7 cm)Saint Louis Art Museum. Funds given by the Shoenberg Foundation, Inc.© 2008 Martin Puryear.

Cat. No. 31 | File Name: 267-031.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Dumb Luck, 1990wire mesh, wood, and tar, 64" x 7' 10" x 36" (162.6 x 238.8 x 91.4 cm)Collection Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago




Cat. No. 32 | File Name: 267-032.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Dowager, 1990basswood, wire mesh, and tar, 6' 11 1/2" x 6' 1" x 18" (212.1 x 185.4 x 45.7 cm)Collection John and Mary Pappajohn© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles

Cat. No. 33 | File Name: 267-030.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Thicket, 1990basswood and cypress, 67 x 62 x 17" (170.2 x 157.5 x 43.2 cm)Seattle Art Museum. Gift of Agnes Gund© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Paul Macapia

Cat. No. 34 | File Name: 267-033.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Alien Huddle, 1993-1995red cedar and pine, 53 x 64 x 53" (134.6 x 162.6 x 134.6 cm)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image copyright The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cat. No. 35 | File Name: 267-036.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 1997painted cedar and pine, 68 x 57 x 51" (172.7 x 144.8 x 129.5 cm)The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, 1997© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image The Museum of Modern Art, Department of Imaging Services (photoJohn Wronn)

Cat. No. 36 | File Name: 267-034.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996ash and maple, 36' x 22 3/4" x 3" (10.97 m x 57.8 cm x 7.6 cm)Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson, by exchange© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo David Wharton

Cat. No. 37 | File Name: 267-037.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)In Sheep's Clothing, 1996pine, 53 1/2 x 62 3/4 x 13 1/2" (135.9 x 159.4 x 34.3 cm)Des Moines Art Center. Purchased with funds from the Nathan Emory Coffin Collection of the DesMoines Art Center© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy McKee Gallery, New York




Cat. No. 38 and 39 | File Name: 267-038.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Confessional, 1996-2000wire mesh, tar, and various woods, 6' 5 7/8" x 8' 1 1/4" x 45" (197.8 x 247 x 114.3 cm)The Cartin Collection, Hartford, Connecticut© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 40 | File Name: 267-039.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Brunhilde, 1998-2000cedar and rattan, 8' x 9' 4 1/4" x 6' 2" (243.8 x 285.1 x 188 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Richard P. Goodbody

Cat. No. 41 | File Name: 267-040.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 2000maple sapling, Douglas fir plywood, pine, and hickory, 8' 5" x 8' 2" x 37" (256.5 x 248.9 x 94 cm)Collection Marguerite and Robert Hoffman© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy McKee Gallery, New York

Cat. No. 42 | File Name: 267-050.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 1997-2001pine, cypress, ash, and rope, 11' 11 1/2" x 11' x 44" (364.5 x 335.3 x 111.8 cm)The Newark Museum. Purchase Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Richard P. Goodbody

Cat. No. 43 | File Name: 267-041.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Deadeye, 2002pine, 58 1/4 x 68 1/16 x 13 3/8" (148 x 172.9 x 34 cm)Collection Agnes Gund© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo: Michael Korol, New York

Cat. No. 44 | File Name: 267-043.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Untitled, 2005white pine, wire, and rattan, 63 x 60 x 54" (160 x 152.4 x 137.2 cm)John and Martha Gabbert© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago




Cat. No. 45 | File Name: 267-042.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Le Prix, 2005painted yellow pine and Alaskan yellow cedar, 10' 2" x 7' 6" x 13" (309.9 x 228.6 x 33 cm)Gretchen and John Berggruen, San Francisco© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 46 | File Name: 267-044.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)A Distant Place, 2005basswood, yellow cedar, white pine, and maple burl, 15' 3/8" x 35 3/4" x 35 3/4" (458.2 x 90.8 x90.8 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Image courtesy Donald Young Gallery, Chicago

Cat. No. 47 | File Name: 267-047.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)Malediction, 2006-2007red cedar, pine, and various woods (black locust, ash, and rattan), 10' 5 3/8" x 57 1/4" x 26" (318.5 x 145.4 x 66 cm)Collection the artist© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Richard P. Goodbody

Cat. No. 48 and 49 | File Name: 267-045.jpgMartin Puryear, American (born 1941)C.F.A.O., 2006-2007painted and unpainted pine and found wheelbarrow, 8' 4 3/4" x 6' 5 1/2" x 61" (255.9 x 196.9 x 154.9 cm)Courtesy the artist and Donald Young Gallery, Chicago© 2008 Martin Puryear. Photo Richard P. Goodbody

Martin Puryear, American (born 1941)Ad Astra, 2007various woods (ash, Sitka spruce, hickory, and pine) and found wagon wheels, 63' x 74" x 104" (192.2 m x 188 cm x 264.2 cm)Collection the artist


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