Drawings for Dante's 700 Birthday, II.B

1965

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

The image contains various shapes like circles, rectangles, and irregular forms with vibrant colors. The composition involves a swirling structure on the left with a figure at its center and a lion with fangs on the right. Collaged images of people, vehicles, and landscapes are scattered throughout.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite, watercolor, and gouache with screenprint on two panels of Strathmore illustration board

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.2 x 79 cm (15 1/16 x 31 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.137

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

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

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 107a, as Drawings For Dante's 700 Birthday, I.B..

2023

  • Going through Hell: The Divine Dante, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Bibliography

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 107a.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: 1965 DRAWINGS FOR DANTE'S 700 BIRTHDAY RAUSCHENBERG II.B

Wikidata ID

Q64629071

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