Martin Puryear: Nexus Press Images
Nexus
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Nexus, 1979, Alaskan yellow cedar, pigment, and gesso, collection of halley k harrisburg and Michael Rosenfeld, New York. Photo courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, New York. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Bower
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Bower, 1980, Sitka spruce, pine, and copper tacks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Museum purchase made possible through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Alexander Calder, Frank Wilbert Stokes, and the Ford Motor Company. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC / Art Resource, New York. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
On the Tundra
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), On the Tundra, 1986, cast iron, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Curator’s Grant Program of the Peter Norton Family Foundation. © 2025 MFA Boston. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Noblesse O.
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Noblesse O., 1987, red cedar and aluminum paint, Dallas Museum of Art, General Acquisitions Fund and a gift of the 500. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Alien Huddle
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Alien Huddle, 1993–1995, red cedar and pine, The Cleveland Museum of Art, gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Untitled
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Untitled, ca. 2003, graphite on paper, collection of the artist. Photo courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Big Phrygian
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Big Phrygian, 2010–2014, painted red cedar, Glenstone Museum, Potomac, Maryland. Photo by Ron Amstutz. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Cascade
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Cascade, 2013, Alaskan yellow cedar, collection of the artist. Photo by Ron Amstutz. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Aso Oke
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Aso Oke, 2019, bronze, Jack Shear Collection. Photo courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
Hibernian Testosterone
Martin Puryear (American, born Washington, DC, 1941), Hibernian Testosterone, 2018, painted cast aluminum and American cypress, courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Ron Amstutz. © Martin Puryear, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.
