Storyline III

1968

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features overlapping rectangles and irregular splashes of color, creating depth and complexity. It is an abstract composition that includes sections resembling familiar objects like a human figure and a possible bottle. The colors range from muted tones to vibrant pink, which stands out prominently, resembling a woman's profile. The abstract artwork encourages the viewer to discern various objects that may relate to daily life, such as mechanical parts or fragmented images capturing moments in time.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.61 × 44.77 cm (21 1/2 × 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.142

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1970, no. 54

  • Series Title

    Reels (B+C)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1976 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 100.

1970

  • Foster, Edward A. Robert Rauschenberg: Prints 1948/1970. Minnesota: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970, no. 54.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 41.12. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Rauschenberg 43/72 68; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 68-172

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in black ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q65576866

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