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ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG - AN EXTRAORDINARY SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST
(RAUSCHENBERG, ROBERT). Forge, Andrew & Edy de Wilde. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Stedelijk Museum, 1968. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 74pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and Dutch. Designed by Wim Crouwel. With a biography and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the stylish, Wim Crouwel-designed catalogue published in conjunction with the Stedelijk Museum stop of a 1968 touring European Museum retrospective of the work of Robert Rauschenberg. It features a primary text by Andrew Forge along with numerous excerpts and interview snippets with the pioneering late American artist taken from the art press. A bright, most handsome example of this striking item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "BOB RAUSCHENBERG / PARIS OCT 19 1968" in the year of publication in blue ink across the front cover showing some light overall wear and trivial soiling to the white rear cover. A small, discreet "From the Library of Joseph H. Hirshhorn" bookplate belonging to the noted collector and Museum founder is affixed to the inside front cover. Inventory Number: 024716