Description: THIS ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION RARE VINTAGE 1991 EARTH SUMMIT CUSTOM FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT " LAST TURN - YOUR TURN " IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY IVY HILL THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF UNIVERSAL LIMITED ART EDITIONS WITH THE LICENSED AUTHORIZED RIGHTS OF THE ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION. IT IS PRINTED IN 1991 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF 200 ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT EARTH SUMMIT IN 1992 IN RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL. IT FEATURES AN ORIGINAL ARTWORK CREATED BY RAUSCHENBERG IN 1991 TITLED " LAST TURN - YOUR TURN ". IT WAS CREATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONFERENCE WHICH BECAME AN EMBLEM FOR THE EVENT, PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN, AND APPEARED ON BUSES IN MAJOR U.S. CITIES. ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG ( 1925 - 2008 ) IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE 20TH CENTURY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL AND PROLIFIC ARTISTS. HE IS CREDITED WITH BINDING THE GAP BETWEEN MOVEMENTS OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND POP ART. A PIONEER OF THE " TRANSFER DRAWING " PROCESS, HE EXPERIMENTED IN TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED COMBINATIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWINGS. HE IS HIGHLY REGARDED AS A MODERN MASTER OF MIXED MEDIA AND COLLAGE. THE WORKS ARE LAYERED AND TRANSCEND THE TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT FOR THE VIEWER. ART WORKS BY RAUSCHENBERG ARE INCLUDED IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF MORE THAN 70 OF THE WORLDS MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. IN ADDITION TO HIS ADMIRABLE ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RAUSCHENBERG WAS A DEDICATED ENVIRONMENTALIST DECADES BEFORE IT BECAME POPULAR. MANY OF HIS WORKS REFERENCE MAN'S DESTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP TO THE EARTH. THIS IS A FANTASTIC REPRESENTATION OF HIS MESSAGE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION WHICH IS STILL SALIENT NOW 28 YEARS AFTER ITS CREATION. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT VINTAGE FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT MEASURES 27" W X 27" H X 1 1/2" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH PLEXIGLASS IN A CLASSIC MODERN NATURAL MAPLE WOOD MUSEUM STYLE FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 2850 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2024-11-10T02:14:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 340 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Artist: Robert Rauschenberg
Framing: Framed
Style: Pop Art
Material: Lithograph
Type: Print
Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION, Framed
Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Year of Production: 1991
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: 1990-1999
Width (Inches): 27"
Color: Blue
Height (Inches): 27"
Print Surface: Paper
