Robert Rauschenberg

Nocturnal Splash (Urban Bourbon)
1988

A wide-format abstract artwork featuring a dynamic explosion of white splatter on a black background, with the splatter extending across the entire image. The left side shows a grayscale crumpled fabric texture, while the right side includes a blue-toned photo collage with elements such as chairs and a scooter, all overlaid with the same splatter effect.
A wide-format abstract artwork featuring a dynamic explosion of white splatter on a black background, with the splatter extending across the entire image. The left side shows a grayscale crumpled fabric texture, while the right side includes a blue-toned photo collage with elements such as chairs and a scooter, all overlaid with the same splatter effect.

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Date
1988

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic on enameled aluminum, with brass frame

Dimensions
Overall: 48 1/4 × 120in. (122.6 × 304.8 cm)

Accession number
2014.303

Series
Urban Bourbons

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President, by exchange

Rights and reproductions
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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