785. ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG. "Goat Chow".

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ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG. "Goat Chow".
785. 2668360. ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG. "Goat Chow".

Description

Color serigraphy with collage of cardboard and plastic wire, 1977, Signed in pencil and numbered 49/100.
Published by Untitled Press Inc., Captiva. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York and with their blind stamp.
Sheet size: 121 x 92 cm.

PROVENANCE Leif Holmer Gallery OTHER: Robert Rauschenberg's Chow Bags portfolio (1977) consists of six color serigraphs with collage and plastic wire, each featuring a different animal, such as a goat, calf, monkey and mink. The works are based on paper collages that Rauschenberg created from actual bags of pet food manufactured by Ralston Purina (now Purina Mills), a company best known for its Dog Chow and Cat Chow brands. The packaging for the less common feed types included in Mink Chow, Goat Chow, Monkey Chow, Hog Chow, Rabbit Chow and Calf Startena all feature the signature red and white check pattern found on Purina's more familiar products. By incorporating this pattern and other prominent design elements, Rauschenberg wanted to draw attention to the familiar yet strange nature of Purina's graphic identity.

Although the artist selectively cut out and partially flattened the feed bags to create his collages, he retained their rectangular shape and allowed this shape to dictate the overall configuration of each print. The bold, graphic renderings of the animals at the center of these works are surrounded by various arrangements of fainter transfer images such as flowers and leaves, cars stuck in traffic, Coca-Cola bottles and a woman's shiny, manicured finger. The final compositions present the animals as in traditional portraits, playfully framed by colorful graphics and strong geometric shapes. Photographs of the finished collages were then used as a basis for screen printing. After the silkscreen process, additional collage elements were applied to each print, including small pieces of fabric and plastic stitches that mimic the drawstrings used to open the feed bags. The Chow Bags series was printed by Styria Studio in New York and published by Rauschenberg's own Untitled Press Incorporation in an edition of 100 signed copies.

Condition

Unexamined out of frame. Hinges alongside edges on verso showing through.

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Artist/designer

Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)

Sale

Modern & Contemporary Spring 2023

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785. 2668360. ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG. "Goat Chow".

Description

Color serigraphy with collage of cardboard and plastic wire, 1977, Signed in pencil and numbered 49/100.
Published by Untitled Press Inc., Captiva. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York and with their blind stamp.
Sheet size: 121 x 92 cm.

PROVENANCE Leif Holmer Gallery OTHER: Robert Rauschenberg's Chow Bags portfolio (1977) consists of six color serigraphs with collage and plastic wire, each featuring a different animal, such as a goat, calf, monkey and mink. The works are based on paper collages that Rauschenberg created from actual bags of pet food manufactured by Ralston Purina (now Purina Mills), a company best known for its Dog Chow and Cat Chow brands. The packaging for the less common feed types included in Mink Chow, Goat Chow, Monkey Chow, Hog Chow, Rabbit Chow and Calf Startena all feature the signature red and white check pattern found on Purina's more familiar products. By incorporating this pattern and other prominent design elements, Rauschenberg wanted to draw attention to the familiar yet strange nature of Purina's graphic identity.

Although the artist selectively cut out and partially flattened the feed bags to create his collages, he retained their rectangular shape and allowed this shape to dictate the overall configuration of each print. The bold, graphic renderings of the animals at the center of these works are surrounded by various arrangements of fainter transfer images such as flowers and leaves, cars stuck in traffic, Coca-Cola bottles and a woman's shiny, manicured finger. The final compositions present the animals as in traditional portraits, playfully framed by colorful graphics and strong geometric shapes. Photographs of the finished collages were then used as a basis for screen printing. After the silkscreen process, additional collage elements were applied to each print, including small pieces of fabric and plastic stitches that mimic the drawstrings used to open the feed bags. The Chow Bags series was printed by Styria Studio in New York and published by Rauschenberg's own Untitled Press Incorporation in an edition of 100 signed copies.

Condition

Unexamined out of frame. Hinges alongside edges on verso showing through.

For questions, please contact lisa.mejerichter@auktionsverket.se.

Resale right

No

Artist/designer

Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)

Sale

Modern & Contemporary Spring 2023

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House
Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art
Catalogue no
785

Modern & Contemporary Spring 2023

VIEWING
10th-14th May at Nybrogatan 32, Stockholm

OPENING HOURS
Weekdays 10am-6pm, Weekends 11am-5pm

LIVE AUCTION

15th May
Silver 1-51
Jewelry 52-130
Carpets 131-186
Glass 187-215
Ceramics 216-267
Furniture & Design 268-476
Watches & Fashion 477-502

16th May
Swedish Art 503-685
International Art 686-797

In the Spring Modern & Contemporary auction, Stockholms Auktionsverk presents the best of Swedish and international art, prints, photography, sculpture, carpets, watches, jewelry, and modern design classics from the early 20th century and beyond.

The emphasis on the art section of the submitted items is on modern art with Swedish signatures and international origins. For the third Fine Art auction in a row, the Swedish superstar Gösta Adrian-Nilsson (GAN) is represented with a portal work from the artist's early experimental 1920s production; "Gardists". The avant-garde filmmaker, playwright, and author Peter Weiss is world-famous in his traditional context, but with the painting "London Slum", he also demonstrates his greatness as an artist. Stockholm Auction House is also pleased to highlight the German-Swedish artist Lotte Laserstein, who is represented with several finely nuanced portraits. Another female artist who can be found in the item list is Lena Cronqvist, whose importance in Swedish art life cannot be emphasized enough. The work "Reflection/In the mirror" is part of the acclaimed series "The Painter and Her Model" from 1982, in which the artist examines her own self-image. Other highlights in the contemporary section include Rolf Hanson's "Xelimane" and Lars Jonsson's monumental "The Eternal Power, Eiders".

The international artist Isaac Julien, currently exhibiting at Tate Britain, is one of our time's leading film and installation artists. With the video work "Fantôme Afrique", Julien challenges the viewer's understanding of Africa's history and its relationships to the outside world while visually fascinating and engaging the viewer. Other interesting works among the international pieces include Bridget Riley's "Revision of Study 7/7/86", Auguste Herbin's "Six", Robert Rauschenberg's "Untitled", as well as representative works by Wilfredo Lam and Karel Appel.

The Works of Art section also offers many exciting auction items. The auction includes a large section of silver and jewelry made and designed by Bernd Janusch and his wife Rosa Taikon, as well as jewelry by names such as Torun Bülow Hübe, Wiwen Nilsson, and others. The silver section has many interesting items in the spring auction. Impressive is one of Wiwen Nilsson's typical, geometric coffee services, a large and exciting bowl with richly embossed patterns by Jan Eve Stengård, and a beautifully organic coffee pot with service by Sigurd Persson. The beautiful vase "Papillon", designed by glass artist Emile Gallé around the turn of the century, made in the marqueterie sur verre technique with butterfly decor in red, yellow, and orange. The ceramics section includes all the big names with signatures such as Wilhelm Kåge, Berndt Friberg, Stig Lindberg, Carl-Harry Stålhane, but also specific works such as apples by Hans Hedberg, sculptures by Hertha Hillfon and Ulla Kraitz, and magnificent plates by Birger Kaipiainen.

For those with an interest in interior design, the auction features a plethora of intriguing and decorative furnishings, carpets, and fixtures. Of particular note is a custom-made sideboard by Josef Frank, crafted for an apartment on Strandvägen around 1960-61. It is painted in white with a teak top and stands on tall brass legs. Also from Firma Svenskt Tenn is a beautiful mirror adorned with a snakeskin pattern, designed by Björn Trägårdh circa 1930. Two chairs designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, named Lod, are also available for sale. The auction also includes an extremely rare pine flowerbed designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured in Finland in the 1940s. From our eastern neighbor comes Paavo Tynell's ceiling fixture, produced by Taito in the 1950s. The auction also features many large and stunning carpets by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, with "Nyponblomma" and "Ängarna" being especially noteworthy at 3 x 2 meters each, along with a large "Blå Heden" measuring 458 x 254 cm and Barbro Nilsson's "Kryddnejlikan" in brown, which spans a whopping 4 x 4 meters. The auction concludes with items from the watch department, including a 1976 Rolex "Rootbeer."

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