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Robert Rauschenberg
Bit, from Pages and Fuses
1974
Handmade paper with collage in colors, the full sheet, contained in the original acrylic exhibition case.
S. 18 x 17 1/2 in. (45.7 x 44.5 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 11/33 in pencil on the reverse (there were also 7 artist's proofs) published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, (with their inkstamp on the reverse), framed.
Full-Cataloguing
It was the artist's intention that Pages and Fuses be presented in a manner that would allow them to be viewed from both sides as well as be easily removed and held. A special drawer was designed for this presentation. Bit rests within the drawer.