Erased de Kooning Drawing

Robert Rauschenberg1953Traces of ink on paper

ArtistRobert Rauschenberg

Year1953

MediumTraces of ink on paper

LocationSFMOMA, San Francisco

About Erased de Kooning Drawing

Rauschenberg asked Willem de Kooning for a drawing specifically to erase it. De Kooning chose a drawing he would miss, making the erasure meaningful. The framed paper with faint traces is the artwork. Rauschenberg spent two months erasing it. Conceptual art before the term existed.

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