Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) - Aus " Ruminations "

An extraordinary and rare graphic work by the eminent American artist Robert Rauschenberg, created in 1999 as part of his highly regarded portfolio “Ruminations.”
Edition of only 46 copies!

Intaglio and photogravure on Arches cover paper
Signed in pencil at the lower edge and dated “Rauschenberg ’99”,
as well as numbered inside the small edition of just 46 copies.

About the work
The portfolio “Ruminations,” produced between 1999 and 2000, counts among the most personal and contemplative graphic series in the late period of Robert Rauschenberg’s career.
In nine sheets in total, the artist combines photographic images from his private archive with newspaper clippings, text fragments, and other pictorial elements to form complex, multilayered compositions. The works are not to be understood as traditional portraits but rather as personal memory images in which Rauschenberg reflects on important people and relationships in his life.

The title “Ruminations,” roughly meaning “contemplations” or “reflections,” underscores the retrospective and introspective character of this extraordinary series.

The offered sheet refers to Jasper Johns’ “Jap,” whose personal and artistic relationship with Robert Rauschenberg is among the most significant ties in American postwar art.

The two artists stood especially close for several years and influenced each other in their artistic development. Their intense connection and ongoing exchange of new ideas contributed significantly to the creation of a new visual language that departed from the dominant notions of Abstract Expressionism.

The series “Ruminations” was printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), New York, and bears the publisher’s embossed blind stamp.

Literature: Mimi Thompson, Robert Rauschenberg. Prints from Universal Limited Art Editions 1962–2008, Norman, 2011, pp. 92–95 (illustrations) and p. 31.

Framing:
The work is professionally framed and presented in a floating vintage wooden frame with a silver finish and profiled molding. The floating mount highlights the character of the original print sheet.
(Back: HQC professional framing stamp in Paris)
Sheet size: approx. 50 × 66 cm
Frame size: approx. 55 × 71 cm

About Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) is regarded as one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century and a decisive pioneer of contemporary art.
With his experimental fusion of painting, photography, printmaking, and collage, he expanded the traditional boundaries of visual art. He became especially well known for his so‑called “Combines,” in which he merged painting with real everyday objects and found materials.
His works move between Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Dada, and the early stages of Pop Art. In doing so, Rauschenberg developed a distinctive artistic language in which personal memories, social themes, and images from everyday life merge.

Works by Robert Rauschenberg are held in numerous major international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
The signed and numbered sheet from “Ruminations” (1999) is a particularly intimate example of Rauschenberg’s late graphic work, combining his innovative print technique with a memory of Jasper Johns, one of the most significant figures in his artistic biography.

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CONDITION
The work is in good condition.
The attached photos show the current condition and should be considered accordingly when assessing.