Robert Rauschenberg

Flow Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, California
Flow Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1982)
Thence by descent to the present owner

This work is in very good condition overall. There is slight undulation to each sheet inherent to the artist's working method. There are artist pinholes in the corners of each sheet. There is some smudging along the edge of both sheets, particularly on the artist's signature which appears to be from the time of execution. Under close inspection, several pinpoint spot accretions, irregularities to the surface texture of the fabric and evidence of media residue in the white margins appear to be from the time of execution and inherent to the artist’s working method. In the upper left corner of the left sheet there is a pinpoint red media accretion. Each sheet is hinged to the matte verso along the top edge and along the upper parts of the lateral edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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