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What was Robert Rauschenberg famous for?
Robert Rauschenberg was most famous for his combines. To produce these abstract compositions, the American artist combined a variety of found materials into complex collages. Rauschenberg also worked as a silkscreener and painter. Find a range of Robert Rauschenberg art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
“After Homage to Picasso“
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a rare lithograph only 45 made. There is some foxing and toning, but it should be able to fix that. Still a great picture. Measurements imag...
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Quarry
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Quarry Medium: Offset lithograph in colors Year: 1968 Edition: 500 Frame Size: 41 1/2" x 33" Sheet Size: 35 1/2" x 26 1/2" Signature: Signed in the...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Robert Rauschenberg 'Night Shades + Urban Bourbons' 1995
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster commemorates Robert Rauschenberg's "Night Shades + Urban Bourbons" showcase, held in Denmark in 1995. Known for his groundbreaking work in mixed media and coll...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Charms against harms, Robert Rauschenberg
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Title: Charms against harms Year: 1993 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Edition: H.C. 8/15, 100, plus proofs Size: 40.5 x 28 inches Condition:...
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1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Historic Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples poster - rarely found collectors item
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Lucio Amelio Napoli poster, 1987 Offset lithograph poster Plate signed 39 × 21 inches Unframed This poster was published for the exh...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Why You Can Tell #2
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Why You Can Tell #2" from the suite "Nine Prints" is an original serigraph with offset lithograph and collage on Wove paper by American artist Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008. It is hand signed and numbered 36/100 in pencil by the artist. Published by Multiples, New York and Printed by Styria Studio, New York. With the blind stamp of the printer at lower left corner. The sheet size is 22.75 x 30 inches, framed is 43 x 34.25 inches. This particular artwork is held in several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. It is beautifully framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric matting and color bevel. About the artist. Born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925, Robert Rauschenberg imagined himself first as a minister and later as a pharmacist. It wasn't until 1947, while in the U.S. Marines, that he discovered his aptitude for drawing and his interest in the artistic representation of everyday objects and people. After leaving the Marines, he studied art in Paris on the G.I. Bill, but quickly became disenchanted with the European art scene. Rauschenberg's enthusiasm for popular culture and his rejection of the angst and seriousness of the Abstract Expressionists led him to search for a new way of painting. He found his signature mode by embracing materials traditionally outside of the artist's reach. He would cover a canvas with house paint, or ink the wheel of a car and run it over paper to create a drawing, while demonstrating rigor and concern for formal painting. By 1958, at the time of his first solo exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery, his work had moved from abstract painting to drawings like "Erased De Kooning" (1953) (which was exactly as it sounds) to what he termed "combines." These combines (meant to express both the finding and forming of combinations in three-dimensional collage) cemented his place in art history. As Pop Art emerged in the 1960s, Rauschenberg turned away from three-dimensional combines and began to work in two dimensions, using magazine...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

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