This side view of the first panel of White Painting [three panel] shows a ridge of paint that was left behind when the work was repainted. This slight build-up was created when the latex paint was pushed over the edge of the canvas with a brush, and it suggests that the panel was lying flat when the repainting took place. For further discussion of the work’s history of repainting, see the essay on White Painting [three panel].
Detail of Robert Rauschenberg’s White Painting [three panel] (side view) showing evidence of repainting
Part of the Rauschenberg Research Project
Related to White Painting [three panel], 1951
Detail of Robert Rauschenberg’s White Painting [three panel] (side view) showing evidence of repainting
Related to White Painting [three panel], 1951
Part of the Rauschenberg Research Project

Robert Rauschenberg, White Painting [three panel], 1951 (detail of side)