Storyline I, from Reels (B+C) (Foster 52)
21 1/2 x 17 inchesStoryline I, from Reels (B+C) (Foster 52)
1968
4-color lithograph on Rives BFK paper
paper: 21 1/2 x 17 inches
frame: 24 x 19 1/2 inches
Edition of 62 plus 10 AP, 4 TP, RTP, PP II, 3 GEL, C
signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the regular numbered edition of 62
Gemini Work Number RR68-171
Collaboration and Supervision: Kenneth Tyler
Processing and Proofing: Kenneth Tyler
Edition Printing: Daniel Gualdoni
Literature
Edward Foster, Robert Rauschenberg: Prints 1948/1970, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Catalogue Number 52.
Selected museum collection
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Additional Photos
To create Storyline I, from Reels (B+C) Robert Rauschenberg appropriated film stills from Bonnie & Clyde, the 1967 Arthur Penn film nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winner of two Academy Awards, including Estelle Parsons for supporting actress.
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG STORYLINE FROM REELS
To create Storyline I, from Reels (B+C) Robert Rauschenberg appropriated film stills from Bonnie & Clyde, the 1967 Arthur Penn film nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winner of two Academy Awards, including Estelle Parsons for supporting actress.
This Rauschenberg awesome lithograph features a stunning graphic of Hollywood star Faye Dunaway in the roles of Bonnie Parker and Warren Beatty.
Starring Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow and Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker, the film's biographical portrayal was controversial due to its depiction of sexuality and violence, unprecedented at the time in American cinema. Robert Rauschenberg received a commission to create a Time Magazine Cover featuring elements of this color lithograph for its December 8, 1967 issue.
Another impression of Storyline I from Reels (B+C), 1968 is in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; edition number: 10/62. As you can see, the impression on offer from Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd., is significantly superior.
The Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I color lithograph available from Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. looks as good today as it did when Robert Rauschenberg signed, numbered and dated this rare color lithograph impression in 1968, the colors unusually fresh. Few early Robert Rauschenberg lithographs have such saturated color, and when they do, they are often faded. This lithograph has the vibrant colors usually seen in Rauschenberg's combines and unique works the Artist created in the 60's.
