Robert Rauschenberg
Although Robert Rauschenberg was one of the pioneers of pop art, his oeuvre can be attributed to several different styles, due to its complexity. When abstract expressionism was at its peak, he questioned the conventions of art. For him, there was no separation between art and life. As a postmodern artist, he therefore often used everyday objects alongside art materials in his works: For Rauschenberg, anything could be art. He worked with numerous media, such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and performance.
Jamileh Weber was friends with Robert Rauschenberg for decades, realising numerous exhibitions of his work in her Zurich gallery. She acquired all six of the artworks presented here directly from the artist.
Robert Rauschenberg
Absinthe (Spread), 1980
Solvent transfer, acrylic and collage on wooden panels with screen door
244.5 x 278.8 x 42 cm, open: 127 cm
(96-1/4 x 109-3/4 x 16-1/2 inches, open:
50 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Robert Rauschenberg
Phoenix (Scale), 1978
Solvent transfer on fabric collaged to wood with truck tire with solvent transfer collaged fabrics and acrylic paint, nut and bolt, clear and colored mirrors, 6 clear red bulbs, electrical cord, casters
197 x 163 x 51.4 cm
(77-1/2 x 64-1/8 x 20-1/4 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Spreads and Scales", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 10.05.–15.07. 2006
"Robert Rauschenberg, 1974–1991: Animals and Other Themes", City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, 14.09.–27.10.1991
"ROCI Malaysia", National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21.05.–24.06.1990
"ROCI USSR", Central House of Artists, Moscow, USSR, 01.02.–05.03.1989
"ROCI Cuba", Museo Nacional, Casa des las Americas, Castillo de la Fuerza, Havana, Cuba. 10.02.–03.04.1988
"ROCI Japan", Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 22.11.–28.12.1986
"ROCI China", National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 18.11.–05.12.1985
"ROCI Venezuela", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela, 12.09.–27.10.1985
"ROCI Chile", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 17.07.–18.08.1985
"ROCI Mexico", Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico, 17.04.–23.06.1985
"Robert Rauschenberg: Werke 1950–1980", Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin; Kunstsammlung Nordhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf; Louisiana Museum for Modern Art, Humlebaek; Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt a.M.; Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; Tate Gallery, London, March 1980– June 1981
"Robert Rauschenberg: Spreads and Scales", Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio, 03.02.–18.03.1979
"Works from Captiva (Spreads and Scales)", Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, 08.09.–29.10.1978
Robert Rauschenberg
Domestic Bliss (Borealis), 1990
Tarnishes on bronze
246 x 124 cm
(96-7/8 x 48-7/8 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Robert Rauschenberg: Works", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 07.06.–20.07.1991
Robert Rauschenberg
City Vacation (Urban Bourbon), 1993
Acrylic on mirrored and enameled aluminum
246.4 x 149.9 cm
(97 x 59 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Robert Rauschenberg", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 16.04.-03.07.1993
Robert Rauschenberg
Snow Crab Crystal Glut, 1987
Construction of found aluminum, steel and plastic objects
153.7 x 293.4 x 39.4 cm
(60-1/2 x 115-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts", Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland, 14.10.2009–07.01.2010
"Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts", Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, February–October 2010
"Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts", Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 30.05.–20.09.2009
"Robert Rauschenberg: On and Off the Wall", Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain de la Ville de Nice, 23.06–08.01.2006
"Robert Rauschenberg: On and Off the Wall", ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, 05.05.–10.09.2006
"Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts", Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderna (IVAM), Valencia, 17.03–15.05.2005
"Robert Rauschenberg, 1974–1991: Animals and Other Themes", City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, 14.09.–27.10.1991
"Strong Statements in Black an White", James Goodman Gallery, New York, 06.10.–31.10.1987
"Art Wall", Barbara B. Mann Theatre for the Performing Arts, Edison, Fort Myers, 26.03.–30.04.1987
Literature:
"Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts", Exhibition catalogue, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Museum Tinguely, Basel, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao) May 2009–October 2010; published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 2009, pp. 90/91;
"Robert Rauschenberg: On and Off the Wall – Works from the 80's and the 90's", ARoS, Aarhus, 2006, Catalogue to exhibtion 05.05.2006– 10.09.2006, reproduced in color, p. 96
"Robert Rauschenberg: On and Off the Wall – Works from the 80's and the 90's", Exhibition catalogue MAMAC, Nice, 24.06.2005–08.01.2006, reproduced in color, p. 82;
"Robert Rauschenberg" Exhibition catalogue, 17.03.– 15.05.2005, IVAM, published by Generalitat Valenciana, 2005, Reproduced in color pp. 40–41
Robert Rauschenberg
Hottentot Spill (Spread), 1977
Solvent transfer on fabric collage, acrylic paint, skimmer board, plastic ruler on wooden panels
215.9 × 274.3 x 20.3 cm
(85 x 108 x 8 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Spread and Scale", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 12.05.–15.07.2006
"The 2nd Hiroshima Art Prize", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan, 3.11.1993–16.01.1994
Literature:
"The 2nd Hiroshima Art Prize", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan, 1994, No. 56, ill. p. 102
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