Lot 49
  • 49

Robert Rauschenberg

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Rauschenberg
  • Draft
  • signed and dated 78
  • solvent transfer with fabric collage on paper
  • 30 by 19 3/4 in. 76.2 by 50.2 cm.

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Galerie Fabien Boulakia, Paris
Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Miami
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2012

Exhibited

New York, ACA Galleries, Visions of America 1787-1987, September - October 1987, p. 59, illustrated
London, Waddington Galleries, Works on Paper, February 1989, cat. no. 38, p. 79, illustrated in color
Paris, Galerie Fabien Boulakia, Robert Rauschenberg 1966-1989, June - September 1990, pp. 50-51, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple places. The sheet is deckled on all 4 sides and there are artist's pinholes at all 4 corners. The fabric collage is well adhered to the sheet. The sheet undulates slightly. here are some white fibers noted in the center left of the composition. Framed under Plexiglas.
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