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Robert Rauschenberg
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Pegasits/ROCI USA (Wax Fire Works)
- signed, dated 90 and numbered 1/22
- acrylic, fire wax and gilt silver leaf chair on stainless steel
- 74 by 96 by 17 in. 188 by 243.8 by 43.2 cm.
- Executed in 1990, this work is number 1 from an edition of 22, plus 1 artist's proof, published by Saff Tech Arts, Oxford.
Provenance
Le Marie Trainer Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Christie's, New York, 19 November 1997, Lot 289
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christie's, New York, 19 November 1997, Lot 289
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Gainesville, Brenau University Galleries, Rauschenberg: Reprise, Darryl Pottorf: A Perspective, Quattro Mani: The Collaborative Work of Robert Rauschenberg and Darryl Pottorf, 2003, pp. 19 & 32, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
London, Bernard Jacobson Gallery; New York, Jacobson Howard Gallery; Philadelphia, Locks Gallery; Vienna, Galerie Ulysses, Robert Rauschenberg: ROCI USA (Wax Fireworks) and other selected works, October 2004 - June 2005 (another example exhibited)
New York, Jacobson Howard Gallery, Last Turn - Your Turn: Robert Rauschenberg and the Environmental Crisis, March - April 2008 (another example exhibited)
Tampa, University of South Florida, Contemporary Art Museum, Rauschenberg: US, June - August 2008 (another example exhibited)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Rauschenberg - Botanical Vaudeville, July - October 2011, pp. 22-24 & 72, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Philadelphia, Locks Gallery, Robert Rauschenberg, February - March 2014 (another example exhibited)
Easton, Academy Art Museum, Robert Rauschenberg: ROCI Works from the National Gallery of Art, December 2015 - March 2016 (another example exhibited)
Rockland, Farnsworth Art Museum, Pushing Boundaries: Dine, Graves, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg and Rosenquist - Collaborations with Donald Saff, June 2016 - January 2017 (another example exhibited)
National Museum in WrocŁaw, Summer Rental. The Erich Marx Collection in WrocŁaw, August 2016 - January 2017 (another example exhibited)
London, Bernard Jacobson Gallery; New York, Jacobson Howard Gallery; Philadelphia, Locks Gallery; Vienna, Galerie Ulysses, Robert Rauschenberg: ROCI USA (Wax Fireworks) and other selected works, October 2004 - June 2005 (another example exhibited)
New York, Jacobson Howard Gallery, Last Turn - Your Turn: Robert Rauschenberg and the Environmental Crisis, March - April 2008 (another example exhibited)
Tampa, University of South Florida, Contemporary Art Museum, Rauschenberg: US, June - August 2008 (another example exhibited)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Rauschenberg - Botanical Vaudeville, July - October 2011, pp. 22-24 & 72, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Philadelphia, Locks Gallery, Robert Rauschenberg, February - March 2014 (another example exhibited)
Easton, Academy Art Museum, Robert Rauschenberg: ROCI Works from the National Gallery of Art, December 2015 - March 2016 (another example exhibited)
Rockland, Farnsworth Art Museum, Pushing Boundaries: Dine, Graves, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg and Rosenquist - Collaborations with Donald Saff, June 2016 - January 2017 (another example exhibited)
National Museum in WrocŁaw, Summer Rental. The Erich Marx Collection in WrocŁaw, August 2016 - January 2017 (another example exhibited)
Literature
National Gallery of Art, ROCI Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange, Washington, D.C., 1991, pp. 21 & 199, illustrated in color
Donald J. Saff, Ed., Contemporary Masters Prints From The Lilja Collection, London 1995, pp. 271, 274 & 399, illustrated in color
Marilyn Satin Kushner, Ed., Donald Saff: Art in Collaboration, New York 2010, fig. 82, pp. 92 & 196, illustrated in color
Donald J. Saff, Ed., Contemporary Masters Prints From The Lilja Collection, London 1995, pp. 271, 274 & 399, illustrated in color
Marilyn Satin Kushner, Ed., Donald Saff: Art in Collaboration, New York 2010, fig. 82, pp. 92 & 196, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The collaged chair element is stable. There are some faint handling marks and signs of light wear to the mirrored parts of the composition, and a few points of stray media. Not examined out of the frame. Framed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.