Robert Rauschenberg - Original Mixed Media Work

1973

This striking collage by Robert Rauschenberg, a pioneer of postwar American art, exemplifies his signature blend of printmaking, found objects, and unconventional materials. The artwork features color silkscreen prints combined with a mounted brown paper bag, which includes a green stamped detail, assembled on handmade paper. 

Hand-signed and dated in pencil in the lower right corner, with an embossed stamp in the lower left..

Professionally very nice framed, in bespoke wooden frame, hand-made, with PLEXIGLAS Optical HC, scratch-resistant and UV-protected. 
Size framed approx. 85 x 65 cm 

The composition reflects Rauschenberg innovative approach to collage, merging abstract and figurative elements with everyday materials to create a layered, textural effect. His signature technique of combining photographic imagery with real-life objects is evident here, reinforcing his exploration of the relationship between art and the everyday world. 

Robert Rauschenberg (1925 - 2008) excels when he produces homogeneity out of heterogeneous elements and a new image by fusing the icons of Schwitters and Albers. Rauschenberg has become deceitfully simple. He delights in exploiting the technical process of reproduction for unexpected effects. The juxtaposition of vivid color elements, fragmented photographic imagery, and raw materials makes this work a prime example of Rauschenbergs experimental vision that bridges Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism, and Dadaist influences