Gamble

1968

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows overlapping rectangles, circles, and various shapes creating an abstract composition. A dark-toned rectangle dominates the upper part while a smaller pinkish-red rectangle partially overlaps it. Green hints form abstract lines and grids in the top area. In the bottom section, a dark rectangle is present alongside a shape resembling a bell or a lampshade hanging upside down. The abstract elements and blend of colors evoke familiar objects seen through a foggy lens.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph with embossing on J. Whatman 1958 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 63.2 x 84 cm (24 7/8 x 33 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.139

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1970, no. 49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1976 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. 49.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Rauschenberg 27/41 68

Markings

embossed lower left: ULAE

Wikidata ID

Q65576848

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