Factum I

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Factum I is a 1957 mixed-media painting by Robert Rauschenberg that exemplifies his pioneering “combine” approach by blending gestural abstraction with collage and everyday materials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mixed-media artwork
painting
artForm gestural abstraction
artMedium collage
fabric
house paint
mixed media
newspaper
oil paint
paper
pencil
printed materials
collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
surface form: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles collection
colorPalette predominantly neutral tones with accents of color
copyrightStatus copyrighted
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Robert Rauschenberg
creatorMovement Robert Rauschenberg
creatorNationality American
depicts abstract forms
non-representational imagery
exhibitedAt Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles exhibitions
followedBy Factum II
genre combine painting
hasPart collaged paper elements
dripped paint marks
hand-drawn marks
printed imagery
repeated gestural motifs
inception 1957
influenced development of Neo-Dada
early Pop and conceptual approaches to authorship
influencedBy Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism

Dada
languageOfWork none
location Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
mainSubject artistic process
relationship between chance and control
repetition and variation
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism

Neo-Dada
notableFor early example of Rauschenberg’s combine technique
juxtaposition of gestural painting and collage
questioning uniqueness of Abstract Expressionist gesture
partOfSeries Factum series
title Factum I self-link

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Combines notableWork Factum I
Factum I title Factum I self-link
Factum II follows Factum I
Factum II notableWork Factum I
subject surface form: Robert Rauschenberg