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Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925)
Monk , 1955 (Executed)
Lot #18 |
2004-05-11 |
Christie's, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 1373
Auction name: Post-War and Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2004-05-11
End date: 2004-05-11
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
35.5
Width In Centimeters:
30.5
Height In Inches:
14
Width In Inches:
12
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Year notes: Executed in 1955.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Ileana Sonnabend, New York<br> <br> Fine Art & Project, Mendrisio<br> <br> Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> Princeton University, Art Museum; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center,<br> <br> Selections from the Ileana and Michael Sonnabend Collection<br> <br> , February 1985-March 1986, p. 80, no. 52 (illustrated).<br> <br> New York, Murray and Isabella Rayburn Foundation,<br> <br> Roma--New York 1948-1964: An Art Exploration<br> <br> , November 1993-January 1994.<br> <br> New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Houston, The Menil Collection; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; Cologne, Museum Ludwig, and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao,<br> <br> Robert Rauschenberg: A Retrospective<br> <br> , September 1997-February 1999, p. 106, no. 74 (illustrated in color).
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> A. Appel, Jr.,<br> <br> Jazz Modernism: from Ellington and Armstrong to Matisse and Joyce<br> <br> , New York, 2002, pp. 78-79, fig. 48 (illustrated in color).
Catalog summary
Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925) Monk signed, titled and dated 'MONK 1955 RAUSCHENBERG' (on the reverse) oil, printed paper collage, wood, fabric, postage stamp, feather and vinyl on linen 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.5 cm.) Executed in 1955.