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Robert Rauschenberg

1925–2008

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19 artworks by Robert Rauschenberg
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Biography

Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artworks which incorporated everyday objects as art materials and which blurred the distinctions between painting and sculpture. Rauschenberg was primarily a painter and a sculptor, but he also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking and performance.

Rauschenberg received numerous awards during his nearly 60-year artistic career. Among the most prominent were the International Grand Prize in Painting at the 32nd Venice Biennale in 1964 and the National Medal of Arts in 1993.

Rauschenberg lived and worked in New York City and on Captiva Island, Florida, until his death on May 12, 2008.

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Artworks

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  • Street Sounds

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1992
  • Glacial Decoy Series (Lithograph I)

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1979
  • Water Stop

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1968
  • Glacial Decoy Series (Lithograph IV)

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1980
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  • Night Grip

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1966
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    Robert Rauschenberg
    1974
  • Soviet/American Array I

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1988–90
  • Soviet/American Array II

    Robert Rauschenberg
    1988–90
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