Ruby Punctures Rose

Object NameEnameled panel

Artist Richard Yelle (American, b. 1951)

Made FromNon-lead float glass

Date1978

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquecut sheet glass, reverse-painted, fired

SizeH: 61 cm, W: 61 cm, Th: .6 cm

Accession Number91.4.62

Credit LineGift of Jean and Martin Mensch

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead float glass, red and pink transparent enamel; cut sheet glass, reverse-painted, fired. Square sheet of glass brushed in broad loose strokes with abstract design; upper half of panel has wide wavy horizontal lines of pink that are faint on left side and darker on right, lower half has two large upside down red "V's" done in slashing strokes that extend from base edge up to and slightly breaking into the pink lines; scattered large drops of color in upper half that caused pooling while the enamel was wet; monogram enameled in red at lower left inside left leg of red brush stroke: "YR 78".
Provenance

Source Martin Mensch - 1991-09-04

Source Jean Mensch - 1991-09-04