Robert Rauschenberg

Abbey's Bird
1962

This is an abstract artwork featuring a collage of various images and textures. There are patches of blue and black paint, with some areas showing what appear to be photographic elements, such as a window and architectural details. On the left side, there is a red outline of a bird. The bottom of the artwork contains handwritten text that reads "ABBY'S BIRD ARTIST'S PROOF ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG 1962." The background is an off-white paper, and the overall composition is layered and fragmented, typical of Rauschenberg's style.
This is an abstract artwork featuring a collage of various images and textures. There are patches of blue and black paint, with some areas showing what appear to be photographic elements, such as a window and architectural details. On the left side, there is a red outline of a bird. The bottom of the artwork contains handwritten text that reads "ABBY'S BIRD ARTIST'S PROOF ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG 1962." The background is an off-white paper, and the overall composition is layered and fragmented, typical of Rauschenberg's style.

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Date
1962

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 22 7/16 × 17 1/2in. (57 × 44.5 cm) Image: 19 5/8 × 14in. (49.8 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
63.109

Edition
AP | Ed. 50, Proofs

Publication
Printed by Robert Blackburn; published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Rock-Hil-Uris, Inc.

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

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