Front Roll

1964

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features an array of angled and overlapping shapes, sharp lines, and soft textures, creating a dynamic and multidimensional composition. This abstract representation combines elements that resemble cut-outs and layered sections. Among the abstract forms, one can discern familiar objects such as parts of what might appear to be statues or architectural elements, hinting at the Statue of Liberty with its distinct torch and crown, juxtaposed with swaths of smoky and blurry strokes. Bold red lines and scribbles add contrasting elements to the mostly monochromatic palette.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in red and black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 105.4 x 75.6 cm (41 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1970, no. 25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1980 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

Bibliography

1970

  • Foster, Edward A. Robert Rauschenberg: Prints 1948/1970. Minnesota: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970, no. 25.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 8/39 Rauschenberg 1964

Wikidata ID

Q65576916

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