Hollywood Sphinx

1991

Robert Rauschenberg

Associated Names
Robert Rauschenberg

Artist, American, 1925 - 2008

Carmen Schilaci

Printer, American, born 1966

Stanley Baden

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features overlapping rectangular shapes and curving lines creating an abstract scene. At the top, there is a cluster of lines resembling a tangled wire hanger. Below, there is a collage of images including text, a stylized cartoon figure similar to Betty Boop, and a magazine cutout of a model reminiscent of vintage pin-up art. The backdrop features rough-edged paint strokes in pink and black tones, framing the central imagery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown and red on John Koller HMP handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee and Ann Fensterstock

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 102 x 78.2 cm (40 3/16 x 30 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.177.100

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; Lee and Ann Fensterstock, New York; acquired 2000 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1994, no. 39.

1996

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, 1996, no. 39.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1527.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 41.195. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Rauschenberg SP 1/9 91; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RR91-1278

Markings

embossed lower right: © 1991 R.R. & [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q75123677

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