Robert Rauschenberg - Small Rebus, 1956
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ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008)
Small Rebus, 1956
Print in Colors
6 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Robert Rauschenberg was a prominent member of the American Post-War avant-garde. The artistâ€â„¢s sculpture-painting hybrids, known as Combines, broke through the two dimensionality of the canvas at a time when Abstract Expressionism dominated the scene. His seminal Neo-Dada work, Erased de Kooning (1953), consisted of ritualistically wiping out an original drawing he purchased from the famed painter. â€Å“I don't really trust ideas, especially good ones,â€Â he once said. â€Å“Rather I put my trust in the materials that confront me, because they put me in touch with the unknown.â€Â Born Milton Ernest Rauschenberg on October 22, 1925 in Port Arthur, TX, he was drafted into the Navy during World War II where he served as medical technician in San Diego. After the war, he traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian on the GI bill, where he met his future wife, Susan Weil. The pair went on to attend the Black Mountain College in North Carolina alongside John Cage and Merce Cunningham. After settling in New York in 1949, Rauschenberg began questioning the nature of painting through works such as Bed (1955) and Monogram (1955â€â€œ1959), which utilized commercial imagery and mass produced objects. Many of the artistâ€â„¢s ideas foresaw the emergence of Andy Warhol and Pop Art in the 1960s. The artist died on May 12, 2008 in Captiva, FL. Rauschenbergâ€â„¢s works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Kunstmuseum Basel, among others.
Small Rebus, 1956
Print in Colors
6 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Robert Rauschenberg was a prominent member of the American Post-War avant-garde. The artistâ€â„¢s sculpture-painting hybrids, known as Combines, broke through the two dimensionality of the canvas at a time when Abstract Expressionism dominated the scene. His seminal Neo-Dada work, Erased de Kooning (1953), consisted of ritualistically wiping out an original drawing he purchased from the famed painter. â€Å“I don't really trust ideas, especially good ones,â€Â he once said. â€Å“Rather I put my trust in the materials that confront me, because they put me in touch with the unknown.â€Â Born Milton Ernest Rauschenberg on October 22, 1925 in Port Arthur, TX, he was drafted into the Navy during World War II where he served as medical technician in San Diego. After the war, he traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian on the GI bill, where he met his future wife, Susan Weil. The pair went on to attend the Black Mountain College in North Carolina alongside John Cage and Merce Cunningham. After settling in New York in 1949, Rauschenberg began questioning the nature of painting through works such as Bed (1955) and Monogram (1955â€â€œ1959), which utilized commercial imagery and mass produced objects. Many of the artistâ€â„¢s ideas foresaw the emergence of Andy Warhol and Pop Art in the 1960s. The artist died on May 12, 2008 in Captiva, FL. Rauschenbergâ€â„¢s works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Kunstmuseum Basel, among others.
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Robert Rauschenberg - Small Rebus, 1956
Estimate $200 - $400
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