Lot Essay
Robert Rauschenberg in his studio at home, December 1990.
Photo by Keith Meyers/New York Times Co./Getty Images
Photo by Keith Meyers/New York Times Co./Getty Images
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Party Line (Arcadian Retreat)
Price realised USD 425,000
Estimate
USD 350,000 – USD 450,000
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Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Party Line (Arcadian Retreat)
Price realised USD 425,000
Price realised USD 425,000
Details
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Party Line (Arcadian Retreat)
signed and dated 'Rauschenberg '96' (lower left); signed and dated again '(c) Rauschenberg/SAFF and Company, 1997' (on the reverse)
fresco in artist's frame
83½ x 74½ in. (97.8 x 189.2 cm.)
Painted in 1996.
Party Line (Arcadian Retreat)
signed and dated 'Rauschenberg '96' (lower left); signed and dated again '(c) Rauschenberg/SAFF and Company, 1997' (on the reverse)
fresco in artist's frame
83½ x 74½ in. (97.8 x 189.2 cm.)
Painted in 1996.
Provenance
Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1997
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1997
Exhibited
New York, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, Robert Rauschenberg: Arcadian Retreats, September-October 1997.