Robert Rauschenberg
American, 1925-2008
Lincoln, 1958
Oil, printed paper, fabric, paper, metal, and pencil on canvas
17 x 20 7/8 inches (43.2 x 53 cm)
Provenance:Leo Castelli Gallery, New YorkEdwin E. Hokin, Chicago, acquired from the above, Oct. 1958Art Institute of Chicago, gift from the above, 1965Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015
Exhibited:New York, Stable Gallery, Some Younger Artists, Dec. 1959 - Jan. 1960, p. 55 (illustrated). Traveled as Some Younger American Artists to School of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Jan. 31 - Feb. 26, 1960; John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Mar. 12 - Apr. 2, 1960; University Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Apr. 15 - May 6, 1960; Holiday Art Center, Watch Hill, R.I., Jul. 22 - Aug. 15, 1960; Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., Oct. 5 - 26, 1960; School of Art, Kent State University, Ohio, Nov. 10–25, 1960; Atlanta Public Library, Dec. 14, 1960 - Jan. 4, 1961; Wells College, Aurora, N.Y., Feb. 23 - Mar. 13, 1961 (shown in New York only)
Washington D.C., Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts, Robert Rauschenberg, Oct. 1976 - Jan. 1978, pp. 94 and 214, no. 54 (illustrated). Traveled to Museum of Modern Art, New York, Mar. 25 - May 17, 1977; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jun. 24 - Aug. 21, 1977; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., Sep. 25 - Oct. 30, 1977; Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1977 - Jan. 15, 1978.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, Dec. 2005 - Apr. 2007, pp. 88 and 295, pl. 73 (illustrated). Traveled to Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, May 21 - Sep. 4, 2006; Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, Oct. 11, 2006 - Jan. 15, 2007; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Feb. 17 - May 6, 2007 (shown in New York and Los Angeles only).
Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 1993 - Jun. 1994, Jun. 1997 - Jun. 1999, Mar. 2009 - May 2011.
Literature:
School of New York: Some Younger Artists, New York, Evergreen Books, 1959, p. 55 (illustrated).
Robert Rauschenberg, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1976, no. 54, p. 94 (illustrated).Robert Rauschenberg Werke 1950-1980, exh. cat., Berlin, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1980, pp. 282, 283 (illustrated).
Beuys, Rauschenberg, Twombly, Warhol: Sammlung Marx, exh. cat., Munich, Prestel, 1982, p. 237Paul Schimmel, Robert Rauschenberg: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1997, pp. 100, 124, no. 93 (illustrated).M. L. Kotz, Rauschenberg: Art and Life, New York, 2004, p. 170 (illustrated).Robert Rauschenberg, exh. cat. Rome, Edizione Mucciaccia, 2008, p. 115 (illustrated).Selections from the Private Collection of Robert Rauschenberg, exh. cat, New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2012, p. 40 (illustrated).Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties, exh. cat., Brooklyn Museum, 2014, p. 89, 91, fig. 83 (illustrated).
(Framed 25 x 29 inches)
Paint and materials applied show variability ranging from thin to impasto consistent with the artist's use of materials. An area of fine craquelure in the center to the right of the Lincoln image with no associated paint loss. Areas of paint crack in the upper right corner where the paint is very thickly applied. A small paint loss 1/2 inches from the top and 7 inches from the right. The condition of the area on the lower right paper may be process related. Two areas of prior conservation on the affixed sheet in the lower right due to prior damage. Found objects used in the Combine each have imperfections consistent with the artist's practice.
American, 1925-2008
Lincoln, 1958
Oil, printed paper, fabric, paper, metal, and pencil on canvas
17 x 20 7/8 inches (43.2 x 53 cm)
Provenance:Leo Castelli Gallery, New YorkEdwin E. Hokin, Chicago, acquired from the above, Oct. 1958Art Institute of Chicago, gift from the above, 1965Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015
Exhibited:New York, Stable Gallery, Some Younger Artists, Dec. 1959 - Jan. 1960, p. 55 (illustrated). Traveled as Some Younger American Artists to School of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Jan. 31 - Feb. 26, 1960; John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Mar. 12 - Apr. 2, 1960; University Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Apr. 15 - May 6, 1960; Holiday Art Center, Watch Hill, R.I., Jul. 22 - Aug. 15, 1960; Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., Oct. 5 - 26, 1960; School of Art, Kent State University, Ohio, Nov. 10–25, 1960; Atlanta Public Library, Dec. 14, 1960 - Jan. 4, 1961; Wells College, Aurora, N.Y., Feb. 23 - Mar. 13, 1961 (shown in New York only)
Washington D.C., Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts, Robert Rauschenberg, Oct. 1976 - Jan. 1978, pp. 94 and 214, no. 54 (illustrated). Traveled to Museum of Modern Art, New York, Mar. 25 - May 17, 1977; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jun. 24 - Aug. 21, 1977; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., Sep. 25 - Oct. 30, 1977; Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1977 - Jan. 15, 1978.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, Dec. 2005 - Apr. 2007, pp. 88 and 295, pl. 73 (illustrated). Traveled to Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, May 21 - Sep. 4, 2006; Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, Oct. 11, 2006 - Jan. 15, 2007; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Feb. 17 - May 6, 2007 (shown in New York and Los Angeles only).
Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 1993 - Jun. 1994, Jun. 1997 - Jun. 1999, Mar. 2009 - May 2011.
Literature:
School of New York: Some Younger Artists, New York, Evergreen Books, 1959, p. 55 (illustrated).
Robert Rauschenberg, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1976, no. 54, p. 94 (illustrated).Robert Rauschenberg Werke 1950-1980, exh. cat., Berlin, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1980, pp. 282, 283 (illustrated).
Beuys, Rauschenberg, Twombly, Warhol: Sammlung Marx, exh. cat., Munich, Prestel, 1982, p. 237Paul Schimmel, Robert Rauschenberg: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1997, pp. 100, 124, no. 93 (illustrated).M. L. Kotz, Rauschenberg: Art and Life, New York, 2004, p. 170 (illustrated).Robert Rauschenberg, exh. cat. Rome, Edizione Mucciaccia, 2008, p. 115 (illustrated).Selections from the Private Collection of Robert Rauschenberg, exh. cat, New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2012, p. 40 (illustrated).Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties, exh. cat., Brooklyn Museum, 2014, p. 89, 91, fig. 83 (illustrated).
(Framed 25 x 29 inches)
Paint and materials applied show variability ranging from thin to impasto consistent with the artist's use of materials. An area of fine craquelure in the center to the right of the Lincoln image with no associated paint loss. Areas of paint crack in the upper right corner where the paint is very thickly applied. A small paint loss 1/2 inches from the top and 7 inches from the right. The condition of the area on the lower right paper may be process related. Two areas of prior conservation on the affixed sheet in the lower right due to prior damage. Found objects used in the Combine each have imperfections consistent with the artist's practice.
