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Cat Paws

1974

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names

Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image displays an assembly of rectangular and irregular geometric shapes creating an abstract composition. It includes an orange rectangle resembling a grid, a white section with a sketch of a can, a red rectangle with button-like objects, and a striped area with circular elements that resemble badges or tokens. The layering and overlapping of shapes form a abstract piece with diverse textures and patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color relief and intaglio with collage on fabric
Credit Line

Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Dimensions

mount: 106.68 × 111.76 cm (42 × 44 in.)
Accession Number

1986.26.103
Series Title

Airport Series

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Graphicstudio, Tampa, Florida; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

University of South Florida Foundation

Exhibition History

1988

Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

1996

Master Prints from Graphicstudio, Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1996.

2009

Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009.

Inscriptions

center right in graphite: Raucshenberg Workshop Proof 74

Wikidata ID

Q74071705

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