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THBRobert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008) Trunk
Lot 83
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Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008)
Trunk, from the series Seven Characters, 1982, an edition of 70 unique collage pieces (Gemini, 41.144). Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 82" in pencil l.r., stamped with Chinese character and "TRUNK" on the reverse, stamped "© Gemini G.E.L." and inscribed "#56" and "RR82-12" in pencil on the reverse. Mixed media with cast paper, fabric collage, mirror, and embroidered hanging medallion, 42 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (107.8 x 77.4 cm), presented in a Plexiglas box.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
N.B. Rauschenberg conceived of this series as a collaborative project with China and its artists, using the working title of "China Collage" series, at a time when China was far from open to Westerners. Rauschenberg's work is highly self-contextualized. While he came to China with a plethora of materials to employ in the project, he found inspiration in the elements he discovered around him. Rauschenberg chose to visit the Anhui province where the famous "1,000 year paper" or Xuan paper is produced. Here he also found the calligraphic symbols --chosen for both their forms and meanings--that would be the basis for the series. He was drawn to the silk wedding bed clothes that would evolve into the hanging medallions, and the Chinese propaganda posters that contained the paper collage elements he would ultimately employ. Even the seals he applied upon completion of the collages - those of the paper mill, the artist, and the publisher - came from Chinese antecedents.
The result was a group of seventy unique compositions, each with variations in the poster elements, the silk medallions, and the ribbons. By removing these elements from their original contexts through cutting and reassembly, Rauschenberg created new relationships and contexts.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
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