I want to incorporate into my painting any objects of real life Robert Rauschenberg

Born of a mother who was a seamstress, Robert Rauschenberg’s work is significantly affected by the importance of patchwork in his collages and his combines.

A major figure of American Post-War Art, Robert Rauschenberg received forceful artistic training: the Académie Julian in Paris first, Black Mountain College in North Carolina especially – where he attended the celebrated classes of Joseph Albers and finally the Art Students League in New York where he met Cy Txombly among others.

It is with Cy Twombly and thanks to his friend’s finances that Rauschenberg travelled throughout Europe, drawing inspiration for his first collages from landscapes and Mediterranean vestiges.

In 1953, a second decisive encounter: he met Jasper Johns. These two neo-Dada artists exhibited with the great American dealer, Leo Castelli.

There, Rauschenberg showed his combines in which he incorporated found and unexpected objects, extending the conventions of a work of art beyond its entrenchments.

A stumped drawing by Willem de Kooning that was almost rubbed out, inspired his interest in the process of reproduction: Rauschenberg then explored the solvent-transfer technique which enabled him to incorporate images and photos into his works.

1964 was the climax of his career: he won the Grand Prize of the Venice Biennale.

Robert Rauschenberg’s works are collected all over the world, in major international museums and in addition to numerous private collections.