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Robert Rauschenberg — Untitled (Scatole Personali)
Robert Rauschenberg

Untitled (Scatole Personali)

1952

An assemblage artwork housed in a hinged wood box, combining oil painting with found materials including Arabic newsprint, peacock feathers, glass mirrors, and soil. This mixed-media work exemplifies Rauschenberg's innovative approach to combining everyday objects with traditional artistic materials.

Medium
hinged wood box, oil, Arabic newsprint, printed paper collage, peacock feather, glass mirror, plastic beads, twine and soil

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Contemporary Art Day Auction

May 13, 2021

Estimate: $150,000$200,000

Lot 208

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Robert Rauschenberg, Untitled (Scatole Personali) , 1952

An assemblage artwork housed in a hinged wood box, combining oil painting with found materials including Arabic newsprint, peacock feathers, glass mirrors, and soil. This mixed-media work exemplifies Rauschenberg's innovative approach to combining everyday objects with traditional artistic materials.

Medium
hinged wood box, oil, Arabic newsprint, printed paper collage, peacock feather, glass mirror, plastic beads, twine and soil
Year
1952
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Eclectic, Assemblage, Wood, Neo-Dada, American, Mixed Media, Textured, Avant-Garde, Experimental, 1952, Mixed Media Assemblage, Collage, Post-War, Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary Art, Robert Rauschenberg, 1950s, Abstract, Found Objects

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Collected by

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