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Robert Rauschenberg — Opportunity #7
Robert Rauschenberg

Opportunity #7

1956

An early Rauschenberg work combining oil and graphite with photographic imagery, paper and silk collage on newsprint, representing his pioneering combine aesthetic. This piece exemplifies the artist's revolutionary approach to breaking down boundaries between painting, photography, and assemblage.

Medium
oil, graphite, photograph, paper and silk collage on newsprint

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Contemporary Day Auction

November 17, 2022

Estimate: $800,000$1,200,000

Lot 621

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Robert Rauschenberg, Opportunity #7, 1956

An early Rauschenberg work combining oil and graphite with photographic imagery, paper and silk collage on newsprint, representing his pioneering combine aesthetic. This piece exemplifies the artist's revolutionary approach to breaking down boundaries between painting, photography, and assemblage.

Medium
oil, graphite, photograph, paper and silk collage on newsprint
Year
1956
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Neo-Dada, American, Mixed Media, Collage, Abstract Expressionism, Photomontage, 1950s

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Gigi Rutkowski