SIR PETER BLAKE, R.A. (B. 1932)
Homage to Rauschenberg (the full suite of 5)
each sheet signed Peter Blake (lower right), numbered 26/125 (lower left)
silkscreen with gold leaf, diamond dust, embossing and glazes
image: 65 x 49.3 cm (25 1/2 x 19 1/4 in)
sheet: 86 x 69.8 cm (33 3/4 x 27 1/2 in)
The full set of 5, published in 2011
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The suite was created as a tribute to Robert Rauschenberg, who was an inspiration to Blake.

'Robert Rauschenberg was an enormous influence on me in the mid-1950s. My 'Rauschenberg's' are a very formalised version of his work. I made no attempt to assimilate his beautiful, almost 'Abstract Expressionistic' use of paint.'

Peter Blake.