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Robert Rauschenberg — Untitled (Quarry)
Robert Rauschenberg

Untitled (Quarry)

1968

This 1968 print by Robert Rauschenberg exemplifies his pioneering approach to photo-transfer and silkscreen techniques, layering found imagery—classical sculpture, newspaper fragments, and circular industrial forms—within a luminous palette of saturated blues, reds, and pinks. Characteristic of his late 1960s work, the composition bridges high and vernacular culture, juxtaposing the Venus de Milo with ephemeral media in a densely orchestrated visual field. As a key work from a period when Rauschenberg was expanding the boundaries of printmaking, this piece holds significant art-historical importance and reflects the artist's enduring influence on the dialogue between Pop Art, Neo-Dada, and postmodern collage practices.

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Robert Rauschenberg, Untitled (Quarry), 1968

This 1968 print by Robert Rauschenberg exemplifies his pioneering approach to photo-transfer and silkscreen techniques, layering found imagery—classical sculpture, newspaper fragments, and circular industrial forms—within a luminous palette of saturated blues, reds, and pinks. Characteristic of his late 1960s work, the composition bridges high and vernacular culture, juxtaposing the Venus de Milo with ephemeral media in a densely orchestrated visual field. As a key work from a period when Rauschenberg was expanding the boundaries of printmaking, this piece holds significant art-historical importance and reflects the artist's enduring influence on the dialogue between Pop Art, Neo-Dada, and postmodern collage practices.

Year
1968

Related themes

Neo-Dada, Photo-Transfer, American, Collage, Post-War, Found Imagery, Abstract Expressionism, Modern, Silkscreen Print, Unique Work

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Collected by

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