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1974

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ed Hamilton

Printer, American, born 1941

Robert Knisel

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is a painting of two vintage cars with a translucent overlay of a standing yellow figure. The composition features two vintage automobiles in a monochromatic, photorealistic style. Both cars have large, round headlights and are angled slightly inwardly towards each other. Draped over the central part of the image is a semi-transparent material depicting a yellow, statuesque figure in a standing pose. The figure overlaps with the cars, adding depth and complexity to the piece. This gives the work a layered, textural quality that hints at themes of time and transformation. This is in the style of Robert Rauschenberg.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color solvent transfer and collage on adhered silk chiffon and silk taffeta

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    overall: 175.3 x 204.5 cm (69 x 80 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.80

  • Series Title

    Hoarfrost Editions

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan; Yonago City Museum, Japan; Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Japan, 1984-1989, no. 40.

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.

2017

  • The American Dream: Pop to the Present, British Museum, London, England, 2017, p. 96, no. 48.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 572.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 41.91. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2017

  • Coppel, Stephen, et al. The American Dream: Pop to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson, 2017, p. 96, no. 48.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Rauschenberg Gemini III 74

Markings

stamped lower center verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / 8365 Melrose Ave., L.A., Ca. 90069

Wikidata ID

Q74035328

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