Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). Title: "Gross Weight". Medium: Oil, silkscreen inks, and printed paper on board. Date: Composed 1962. Dimensions: Overall size: 13 3/4 x 10 in. (349 x 254 mm). Image size: 13 3/4 x 10 in. (349 x 254 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Fine condition - as painted. Comment(s): Rauschenberg works similar in composition and size to our example often sell at auction for substantially more than our modest pre-sale estimates. He was a painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his "combines" of the 1950s/1960s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in various combinations. Image copyright © Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. [29955-3-6000]