Robert Rauschenberg

Bellini #1
1986

A vibrant collage featuring a central figure of a classical statue with a blindfold, superimposed over various urban scenes and elements in shades of blue and green. The statue appears to be holding a telephone receiver, and the background includes images of a gasoline truck, architectural details, and a park with people. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom.
A vibrant collage featuring a central figure of a classical statue with a blindfold, superimposed over various urban scenes and elements in shades of blue and green. The statue appears to be holding a telephone receiver, and the background includes images of a gasoline truck, architectural details, and a park with people. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom.

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Date
1986

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photogravure and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 58 7/16 × 38 1/8in. (148.4 × 96.8 cm) Image: 55 1/2 × 34in. (141 × 86.4 cm)

Accession number
87.38

Series
Trilogy from the Bellini Series

Edition
36/36 | 6 APs, 2 PPs

Publication
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, in honor of Charles Simon, with funds given by his friends from Salomon Brothers on the occasion of his 75th birthday

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

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