Mark

1964

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Frank B. Burnham

Printer

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image consists of overlapping shapes and lines creating an abstract composition. Shapes include fluid dark patches and cross-hatched textures resembling brushstrokes. There is an elongated oval shape with cut-out sections in the top left. Below is a diagonal rectangle portraying a figure mid-air. Adjacent is a framed rectangle resembling a TV screen showing a man in a suit. The image gives a collage-like feel merging various elements into an abstract narrative.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Patricia Bauman and John Bryant, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Foster, Edward A. Robert Rauschenberg: Prints 1948/1970. Minnesota: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970, no. 16.

1989

  • Sparks, Esther. Universal Limited Art Editions: A History and Catalogue, The First Twenty-Five Years. Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago; New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989, p. 433, no. 12.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mark [underlined] 7/42 Rauschenberg 1964

Markings

embossed lower left: ULAE

Watermarks

[Angoumois à la Main symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q77009712

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