Assemblages 1982-1989
Trilogy of Unknown Martyrs: Oxygen
1989
tempera, casein, Italian letter (c. 1880), vines, human teeth, lead, horse tail hair, glass slide mounts, malachite, marble, toy wood blocks, wood box, glass
13 X 9.75 X 3 inches

photo credit: Alan Weller
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 tempera, casein, Italian letter (c. 1880), map, pressed flowers, lead, glass slide mounts, wood molding, wooden architectural dentals, Victorian clay marbles, found wood box, glass
Trilogy of Unknown Martyrs: Paradise
1989
tempera, casein, Italian letter (c. 1880), map, pressed flowers, lead, glass slide mounts, wood molding, wooden architectural dentals, Victorian clay marbles, found wood box, glass
13 X 9.75 X 3 inches

photo credit: Alan Weller
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 tempera, casein, Italian letter (c.1880), twigs, thorns, cloth, lead, ball bearings (number of bearings correspond to the age of the owner of the “Trilogy”), sand, dirt (Kenya, New Mexico, Block Island), wood box, glass
Trilogy of Unknown Martyrs: Autonomy
1989
tempera, casein, Italian letter (c.1880), twigs, thorns, cloth, lead, ball bearings (number of bearings correspond to the age of the owner of the “Trilogy”), sand, dirt (Kenya, New Mexico, Block Island), wood box, glass
13 X 9.75 X 3 inches

photo credit: Alan Weller
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 sealing wax, ball bearings, bookplates, watercolor, acrylic and ink on Italian letter (c.1880), constructed wood box, discarded wood, driftwood, sand, found wooden box, glass
Untitled Portrait of Saint Peter
1988
sealing wax, ball bearings, bookplates, watercolor, acrylic and ink on Italian letter (c.1880), constructed wood box, discarded wood, driftwood, sand, found wooden box, glass
9.75 x 13 x 3 inches

photo credit: Alan Weller
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 oil-saturated wood box, gouache and sealing wax on paper, metal tags, escutcheon pins, straight pins, sand, glue, glass
Beauty Impaled
1988
oil-saturated wood box, gouache and sealing wax on paper, metal tags, escutcheon pins, straight pins, sand, glue, glass
13 x 9.75 x 3.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 ink, watercolor and acrylic on Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, Rustoleum paintballs, sand, found wooden box, glass
Fortress For Ash
1988
ink, watercolor and acrylic on Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, Rustoleum paintballs, sand, found wooden box, glass
12.5 x 9.25 x 3 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 watercolor and acrylic on Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, Rustoleum paintballs, ball bearing, found wooden box, glass
Falling Ash
2988
watercolor and acrylic on Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, Rustoleum paintballs, ball bearing, found wooden box, glass
9.5 x 12.75 x 2.875 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 blueprint, sealing wax, Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, sand, moose mane, split rock, wood,  freeze-dried sardines and spray acrylic in found wooden box, glass
Garden For Solace
1988
blueprint, sealing wax, Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, sand, moose mane, split rock, wood, freeze-dried sardines and spray acrylic in found wooden box, glass
13 x 9.75 x 3.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 blueprint, sealing wax, Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, ball bearings, nails, architectural wooden dentals with aged paint, wood filler, house paint, cicada, glue, sand, found wooden box, glass
The House, The Temple
1987
blueprint, sealing wax, Italian letter (c.1880), engraving, ball bearings, nails, architectural wooden dentals with aged paint, wood filler, house paint, cicada, glue, sand, found wooden box, glass
13 x 9.75 x 3.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 wood, sealing wax gouache and ball bearings on Italian Letter (c. 1880), watercolor on book engraving, lead toy tree, found wood box
Untitled (Villa)
1987
wood, sealing wax gouache and ball bearings on Italian Letter (c. 1880), watercolor on book engraving, lead toy tree, found wood box
11.5 x 8.5 x 2.25 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 wood, sealing wax gouache and ballbearings on Italian Letter (c. 1880), book engraving, snake cutout
The Spangle Maker (Don't Tread on Me)
1987
wood, sealing wax gouache and ballbearings on Italian Letter (c. 1880), book engraving, snake cutout
9.5 x 12.75 x 2.875 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 rock, sealing wax, carbon paper transfer, engraving, Italian letter (c.1880), paint-chipped wood, sand, mounted in a found wooden box, glass
The Awakening
1987
rock, sealing wax, carbon paper transfer, engraving, Italian letter (c.1880), paint-chipped wood, sand, mounted in a found wooden box, glass
8.5 x 11 x 2.25 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989
Prospect of Industry
1987
8.5 x 11 x 2.25 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 wood, Termite eaten wood, toy lead horse, Victorian marble, glass
Talin Dreaming
1986
wood, Termite eaten wood, toy lead horse, Victorian marble, glass
14.625 x 5.325 x 2.875 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 wood form in found wood box, sand, Mouse main, Victorian marble, wood filler-illuminated pin-hole markings
Black Whole
1986
wood form in found wood box, sand, Mouse main, Victorian marble, wood filler-illuminated pin-hole markings
11.125 x 12.25 x 2.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 door panel, wood box made of discarded clapboards, gouache, string, rock, epoxy, glass
Earthbound, Yet Lighter Than Air
1985
door panel, wood box made of discarded clapboards, gouache, string, rock, epoxy, glass
13 x 16.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 rust, straight pins, bronze figure, Victorian marbles, string, ballbearings, door panel, wood box made of discarded clapboards, gouache
Earthbound, Yet Lighter Than Air [verso]
1985
rust, straight pins, bronze figure, Victorian marbles, string, ballbearings, door panel, wood box made of discarded clapboards, gouache
13 x 16.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 termite-eaten wood, bronze toy horse, ball bearing, wood
Daybreak [recto of Dusk]
1985
termite-eaten wood, bronze toy horse, ball bearing, wood
11 x .6.5 x 3 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 termite-eaten wood, bronze toy figure, ball bearings, string, glass marble, wood
Dusk [verso of Daybreak]
1985
termite-eaten wood, bronze toy figure, ball bearings, string, glass marble, wood
11 x .6.5 x 3 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 chipped-paint on wood, bird wing, string, Victorian marble, map cutout
Clipped Inflight [verso of At Rest]
1985
chipped-paint on wood, bird wing, string, Victorian marble, map cutout
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 chipped-paint on wood, bronze toy Etruscan figure, feather
At Rest [recto of Clipped Inflight]
1985
chipped-paint on wood, bronze toy Etruscan figure, feather
6.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 wood, pressed flower, ball bearings, bronze toy horse, carbon paper transfer, enamel
Dusk
1985
wood, pressed flower, ball bearings, bronze toy horse, carbon paper transfer, enamel
11.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 gouache and graphite on marbled paper, watercolor on book engraving, Victorian marble, ball bearing, on disassembled stool parts
Death of a Pharooh (Sentire No.4)
1985
gouache and graphite on marbled paper, watercolor on book engraving, Victorian marble, ball bearing, on disassembled stool parts
9 x 14 x .75 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 gouache, graphite on book cutouts on disassembled stool part, feather
Untitled (Sentire No.3)
1985
gouache, graphite on book cutouts on disassembled stool part, feather
12 x 16 x 2 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 gold leaf, book cutouts, graphite, gouache, distressed paper, one disassembled stool part
Untitled (Sentire No.2)
1985
gold leaf, book cutouts, graphite, gouache, distressed paper, one disassembled stool part
14 x 12 x 2 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 gold leaf, gouache, graphite, watercolor, book cutouts, Victorian marble, ball bearing, on disassembled stool parts
Untitled (Sentire No.1)
1985
gold leaf, gouache, graphite, watercolor, book cutouts, Victorian marble, ball bearing, on disassembled stool parts
14 x 12 x 2 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 distressed paper, leaves, graphite, watercolor, rose pedal on book print, in silver frame, glass
Moglie e Marito
1984
distressed paper, leaves, graphite, watercolor, rose pedal on book print, in silver frame, glass
Roughly 3.5 x 5 x .75 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 distressed paper, leaves, graphite, watercolor, rose pedal on book print
Moglie e Marito [without frame]
1984
distressed paper, leaves, graphite, watercolor, rose pedal on book print
Roughly 3 x 2 inches each
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 distressed paper, book cutouts, flower pistils, cutting board
Butterfly, Stomach, Lungs (Pollination)
1984
distressed paper, book cutouts, flower pistils, cutting board
7 x 11 x 2.5 inches
todd bartel Assemblages 1982-1989 distressed map, book cutouts, marbled paper, map pins, fishing weight, graphite, butterfly wings, cutting board
Life Cycle [first assemblage]
1984
distressed map, book cutouts, marbled paper, map pins, fishing weight, graphite, butterfly wings, cutting board
15.25 x 11.125 x 2.5 inches