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Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Corinne Kaz

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Richard Kaz

Printer, American, born 1947

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features two large pipes with red valves emerging from a wall, accompanied by an orange rectangular panel above. The color palette includes muted tones of orange, grey, brown, and green from small plants nearby. The pipes extend horizontally and vertically from the lower center of the image, with the orange panel in the upper portion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joan and David Maxwell

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21 x 15.9 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.97.7

Associated Artworks

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This is a photograph of two individuals arm-wrestling. Their faces are obscured by colored circles. The image shows the intense physical interaction as their hands compete. One individual wears a white shirt, while the other is in a blue shirt. The background is blurred, keeping the focus on the arm-wrestling. Bright colors cover the faces, creating a contrast against the subdued tones of the scene.

Two Opponents (Blue and Yellow)

John Baldessari, Richard Kaz, Gemini G.E.L.

2004

Artists Coming Together

Various Artists, John Baldessari, Cecily Brown, Frank Gehry, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Elizabeth Murray, Robert Rauschenberg, Susan Rothenberg, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Gemini G.E.L.

2004

The image consists of swirling lines and irregular shapes in black and earthy red tones. Among the forms, there are outlines of figures and faces. The interplay of dark and light areas gives the impression of a dynamic scene.

Study, after An Election by William Hogarth

Cecily Brown, Carmen Schilaci, Gemini G.E.L.

2004


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joan and David Maxwell, Washington, D.C.; acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 2020.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 41.259. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: RR; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 124/180 2004 RR04-5292

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower center verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2004 Robert Rauschenberg and Gemini G.E.L. LLC

Wikidata ID

Q76356476

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