{"id":1979,"date":"2026-01-03T19:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1979"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:10:24","slug":"ron-pippin-turtle-with-beak-monumental-mixed-media-assemblage-32","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/?product=ron-pippin-turtle-with-beak-monumental-mixed-media-assemblage-32","title":{"rendered":"Ron Pippin: &#8220;Turtle with Beak&#8221; \u2013 Monumental Mixed-Media Assemblage (32&#8243;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Americal Eclectic is honored to present this major work by the late master of California Assemblage, <b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"114\">Ron Pippin<\/b>. Measuring an impressive 32 inches, &#8220;Turtle with Beak&#8221; is a quintessential example of Pippin\u2019s &#8220;Visual Prayers.&#8221; This sculpture explores the intersection of natural history and industrial myth, reimagining a primal creature as a biomechanical artifact from an impossible timeline.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Featuring Pippin\u2019s signature hand-stitched leather, aged wax, and found mechanical components, the piece captures a tension between the vulnerable organic form and a protective industrial shell. As Pippin\u2019s work resides in the <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"227\">Hirshhorn Museum<\/b>, this sculpture represents a rare opportunity to acquire a &#8220;museum-scale&#8221; animal study that challenges the boundaries between art, science, and the spiritual.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Specifications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"12\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Artist:<\/b> Ron Pippin (1943\u20132019)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Medium:<\/b> Leather, wax, wood, metal, and found industrial artifacts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Dimensions:<\/b> Approx. 32&#8243; L x 11&#8243; W x 9&#8243; H<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Provenance:<\/b> Hirshhorn-collected artist \/ California Contemporary<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Condition:<\/b> Excellent (Artist-intended distressed patina)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americaleclectic.com\/?page_id=2123\">Artists Bio<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americal Eclectic is honored to present this major work by the late master of California Assemblage, Ron Pippin. 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