Storyline I, from Reels (B+C) (Foster 52)
21 1/2 x 17 inchesStoryline I, from Reels (B+C) (Foster 52), 1968
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, numbered and dated in pencil “ RAUSCHENBERG 1/62 68” bottom right recto
With Gemini Workshop Number RR68-171 on the verso
With Gemini G.E.L. blindstamp lower right recto
Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA
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, another impression reproduced.
Selected Museum collections
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Additional Photos
Full Sheet
Signature, Edition & Date lower right
Time Magazine Cover December 8, 1967
The impression of Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I, from Reels (B+C) (Foster 52), 1968, an iconic Pop Art color lithograph features colorful images of Hollywood stars Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker and Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow. When the Bonnie & Clyde was released in 1967, the biographical portrayals by Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were highly controversial because of the film's depiction of sexuality and violence, unprecedented at the time in American Cinema
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG STORYLINE FROM REELS
The impression of Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I, from Reels (B+C) (Foster 52), 1968, an iconic Pop Art color lithograph features particularly colorful images of Hollywood stars Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker and Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow.
To create Storyline I, from Reels (B+C), 1968, 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.
Subsequent to the film's release, Robert Rauschenberg received a commission to create a Time Magazine Cover for its December 8, 1967 issue featuring elements of Rauschenberg's Storyline I lithograph to accompany the article Hollywood: The Shock of Freedom in Films.
This Rauschenberg 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 highly controversial because of 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.
Collection The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Another impression of Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I from Reels (B+C), 1968 is in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; edition number: 10/62. By comparison the museum quality impression of Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I, 1968 available from Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd., is significantly superior as the colors are particularly brighter and not faded. The impression that we are offering for sale is highly collectible as not only is it in extraordinary museum quality condition, but the impression for sale is quite special as it is edition number '1/62', previously owned by Nina Sundell, daughter of legendary gallerists Illeana Sonnabend and Leo Castelli.
The side by side comparison demonstrates the superior quality of the Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I impression offered byJoseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. Specifically the Robert Rauschenberg Storyline I offered by Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd., on the left, has significantly brighter and more vibrant colors vs. the impression in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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, impressions 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.
