Shirtboards, Morocco, Italy '52 Portfolio

Created during Rauschenberg's formative travels through Morocco and Italy in 1952, this ambitious portfolio comprises twenty-eight mixed-media prints with collage, showcasing the artist's pioneering experimentation with unconventional materials and surfaces. Executed on a diverse range of handmade and heavy board papers, the works reflect Rauschenberg's restless creative energy and his early exploration of combining printmaking techniques with found and collaged elements. The portfolio stands as a significant document of the artist's artistic development, foreshadowing the boundary-dissolving "Combines" that would later define his celebrated career.