Description
Sir Peter Blake (b.1932)
Homage to Rauschenberg
The complete set of five screenprints in colours with gold leaf, diamond dust, embossing and glaze embellishments, 2011, each signed and numbered from the edition of 125 in pencil, all on wove paper, published by CCA Galleries, London, together with the original cloth solander portfolio box, the full sheets, each sheet 860 x 700mm (34 x 27 1/2in) (framed) (6)
Peter Blake created this set as a tribute to the artist Robert Rauschenberg, who has been a source of inspiration for the artist throughout his career. In Blake's words, 'Robert Rauschenberg was an enormous influence on me in the mid 1950s. My 'Rauschenbergs' are a very formalised version of his work. I made no attempt to assimilate his beautiful, almost 'Abstract Expressionistic' use of paint.' Rauschenberg embraced a great variety of artistic mediums including photography, printmaking, performance art and even stage design in his artistic practice. Using these techniques in original ways, he quickly became the revolutionary artist of his generation. For instance, Rauschenberg created what he called "combines", which were hybrids of painting and sculpture that challenged the conventions of collage, and he was even the first artist to use the technique of screenprinting on canvas.
Lot 125
Sir Peter Blake (b.1932) Homage to Rauschenberg
Hammer Price: £7,000
Description
Sir Peter Blake (b.1932)
Homage to Rauschenberg
The complete set of five screenprints in colours with gold leaf, diamond dust, embossing and glaze embellishments, 2011, each signed and numbered from the edition of 125 in pencil, all on wove paper, published by CCA Galleries, London, together with the original cloth solander portfolio box, the full sheets, each sheet 860 x 700mm (34 x 27 1/2in) (framed) (6)
Peter Blake created this set as a tribute to the artist Robert Rauschenberg, who has been a source of inspiration for the artist throughout his career. In Blake's words, 'Robert Rauschenberg was an enormous influence on me in the mid 1950s. My 'Rauschenbergs' are a very formalised version of his work. I made no attempt to assimilate his beautiful, almost 'Abstract Expressionistic' use of paint.' Rauschenberg embraced a great variety of artistic mediums including photography, printmaking, performance art and even stage design in his artistic practice. Using these techniques in original ways, he quickly became the revolutionary artist of his generation. For instance, Rauschenberg created what he called "combines", which were hybrids of painting and sculpture that challenged the conventions of collage, and he was even the first artist to use the technique of screenprinting on canvas.