Zwei mit Zwei / Two with Any TwoRichard Tuttle, 1977Etching, lithograph and silkscreen; three sheets printed front and back · 28 x 19 in each · Edition 50/50, colophon signedPublished by Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich, and Brooke Alexander, New York, the portfolio is a quiet study in pairing: each reversible sheet may be hung alone or in pairs, following the artist's own hanging diagram. This is the final impression of the edition, complete with its original box and signed colophon.Price on request
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Plastic HistoryRichard Tuttle, 1990Six works, framed · 30 x 19 in each, framed · Edition 14/50, signed box labelA portfolio of six works, each built around a disc element, kept with its original box. The box label carries Tuttle's own text, written on a flight home from Europe and imagining the airplane as the apex of history, signed and dated 1990.Price on request
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Exhibition Invitation, MountedRichard Tuttle · mounted by Arturo RovirosaPrinted invitation on paper, mounted on board · 31 x 9 inA printed invitation that Richard Tuttle mailed for one of his exhibitions, mounted by Arturo as a tall, narrow panel. Exhibition ephemera, printed rather than hand-signed, that carries the artist's spare visual language onto the wall.Price on request
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MonoManuel PérezLayered porcelain in a frame painted by the artistA layered porcelain wall piece by Cuban ceramic artist Manuel Pérez, acquired directly from the artist. Pérez never paints his porcelain; the color is the clay itself. The frame was painted by the artist, and the drip below it was later added by Arturo.Price on request
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Las Tres MaríasManuel PérezLayered porcelain reliefs in frames painted by the artist · Set of three, each signed on the backThree layered porcelain reliefs, each set in a frame the artist painted himself. Pérez never paints his porcelain: every color is the clay itself. He invited Arturo to name the set, which is offered only as a complete triptych.Price on request
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MarticaManuel PérezPorcelain relief in a frame painted by the artist · About 18 x 18 in · Signed on the backA white porcelain face in relief. Pérez never paints his porcelain; every color is the clay itself, down to the red of the lips, a naturally red clay from Vietnam. The piece is named for Arturo's mother, Martica.Price on request
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Untitled (Blue) and Untitled (Black)Kika GarcésAcrylic on canvas, a pair · 48 x 48 in eachTwo early abstract canvases by the Cuban-born artist Kika Garcés, painted before her work moved in a very different direction. Acquired directly from the artist, a close friend of Arturo's. Available individually or as a pair.Price on request
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Untitled (White)Ignacio SanchezPigmented poured epoxy in a custom gold frame · About 30 x 48 in · SignedIgnacio Sanchez works without a brush, pouring pigmented epoxy and letting it find its own form. This piece was made in a single night's session with Arturo watching, and was later given to him by the artist.Price on request
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Untitled (Early Work)David HinnebuschMixed media on canvas in a silver frame · 44 x 48 in · Signed on the frontAn early work by David Hinnebusch, the Los Angeles painter and muralist, in his raw, graffiti-inflected abstract style. Arturo first saw it hanging in a recording studio while on a production job, came to know the artist, and acquired it directly from him.Price on request
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LandscapeVitalyOil on canvas in a quadruple frame finished by hand by Arturo Rovirosa · About 72 x 48 inA large-scale oil landscape, golden light falling through tall palms onto still water. It is presented in a quadruple frame that Arturo finished by hand.Price on request
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FiguresCelliniPainting on canvas · About 72 x 48 inA large figurative composition with an enigmatic, open-ended narrative that invites each viewer to supply the story. Received by Arturo as a gift, it has been held privately and never exhibited.Price on request
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Smoky Quartz Specimen on StandNatural mineralNatural smoky quartz on a display stand · 24 in high with stand · Over 100 lbA monumental natural smoky quartz specimen of more than 100 pounds, presented on a display stand. A statement object for an entry, library or living room. Local pickup or freight.Price on request
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Rose Quartz SpecimenNatural mineralNatural rose quartz · 18 x 14 in · About 80 to 100 lbA large natural rose quartz specimen, from the same source as the smoky quartz and its natural companion. Local pickup or freight.Price on request
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Blue Agate BookendsNatural stone, finished by Arturo RovirosaBanded agate geode halves, polished; color-enhanced · About 6 to 7 x 10 in, the pairA pair of banded agate geode halves with crystal-lined centers, hand-polished by Arturo and finished as bookends. The blue is color-enhanced, as is common with blue agate.Price on request
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Faux CrystalArturo Rovirosa, altered vintage acrylicVintage acrylic, hand-faceted and distressed · About 10 to 12 x 3 to 4 inA vintage acrylic block that Arturo hand-faceted and distressed until it reads as raw crystal. It stands upright as a sculpture or lies flat as a riser for a favorite object.Price on request
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Black Wood MirrorMaker unknown · refinished by Arturo RovirosaCarved wood frame painted black; mirror · 35 x 30 inA thick, deeply carved wood frame, found and refinished by Arturo in a deep black. Its weight and depth give a simple mirror the presence of a framed painting.Price on request
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FirmaArturo Rovirosa, 2020sTorch-melted foam core and paint on canvas, Balinese beads, handwritten text · Tall narrow panelArturo's signature becomes the entire composition, reworked in a new technique: foam core melted by hand with a torch, then painted. It was made in one night among friends, who wrote a message around the canvas edge; a strand of beads from Bali crowns the top.$650
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Firma IIArturo RovirosaAcrylic on canvas sealed in epoxy · About 24 x 36 in · SignedThe signature again, transformed into a painting in gold and copper over black, and the first piece Arturo ever finished in poured epoxy. A companion to Firma.$600
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Heads (Homage to Juan Sanchez Haro)Arturo RovirosaMetallic acrylic and spray paint on torch-worked foam panel · About 12 x 48 in · SignedFrom a series made in homage to the early head drawings of Juan Sanchez Haro, a close friend and lifelong artist. Arturo pushes the flat heads into relief: spray paint eats into the foam, a torch deepens the forms, and metallic acrylic finishes the surface.$600
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Heads II (Homage to Juan Sanchez Haro)Arturo RovirosaSpray paint on torch-worked foam, framed · 30 x 30 inThe second panel in the homage to Juan Sanchez Haro's early head drawings, worked in the same spray-paint-and-torch relief. A crowd of faces, held in a carved wood frame.$600
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Warrior (on Canvas)Arturo RovirosaAcrylic on canvas · About 60 x 36 in · SignedThe first and only time Arturo has painted his Warrior on canvas. The same figure appears in his cement Warrior sculpture; here it stands five feet tall, a true one-off.$960
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Make War Not LoveArturo RovirosaMixed media with bullets · 30 x 30 inMade in a defiant mood during an election season, the old slogan turned inside out. Half of a pair with Make Glam Not War: together they show the artist as all or nothing, the fighter and the one who wants beauty, peace and a fair shot for everyone.$600 each · $1,100 the pair
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Make Glam Not WarArturo RovirosaMixed media with lipstick · 30 x 30 inThe other half of the pair: the side of the artist that longs for beautiful things, for peace, and for a fair shot at life for everyone. Shown with Make War Not Love; available together or individually.$600 each · $1,100 the pair
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Ladies Who LunchArturo RovirosaAcrylic on double-pane glassThe original Ladies Who Lunch, painted on glass for a charity luncheon hosted by Arturo's mother. Too large and heavy to show at the event, it led to a smaller version on canvas that was auctioned there. This is the one-of-one original; local pickup or crated shipping.$1,500
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Dollar, ReworkedArturo RovirosaMass-produced dollar-bill print, hand-embellished with paint, metallics and drips · 20 x 48 inA found mass-produced dollar-bill print that Arturo reworked by hand with layers of color, metallic paint and drips. The print is a decorative edition; the hand-work is his alone.$295
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Eden, SecondhandArturo RovirosaAssemblage: vintage green glass vase, copper leaf, hand-cut copper ribbon, painted leopard band, natural branch, foliage, jute rope · About 72 in highA found vintage green glass vase, transformed into a standing assemblage. A copper ribbon spirals up its body, a painted leopard band wraps it, and a natural branch lashed to the neck with rope lets the piece grow outward like a living tree. Local pickup or white-glove delivery.$650
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Ocean, by AccidentArturo RovirosaCast epoxy, hand-painted in acrylic, on a marble-and-metal globe stand · About 12 x 12 inBorn from the very first epoxy pour for a head in The Village series, when the fast-curing resin set into an unexpected texture. Arturo saw water in it, sanded and shaped it into a wave, painted it, and mounted it on a globe stand. A happy accident, made permanent.$295
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CrayonsArturo RovirosaCast cement, hand-paintedGiant crayons cast in cement and painted by hand, a child's tools made monumental.CollectedCommissions welcome.