Robert Rauschenberg signature

American · 1925–2008

464 catalogued lots by Robert Rauschenberg record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (46% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right36
on the reverse12
lower left10
in the margin8
lower centre6
along the bottom3

Form

signed283
signed in pencil95
signed and dated78
initialled6
monogrammed1
with seals1

Signature as written

Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).

Rauschenberg 96×5
Rauschenberg 90×2
Rauschenberg 88×2
Rauschenberg 89×2
Nicht mehr bei Foster×2
Rauschenberg, AP 10/25, 73×1
RAUSCHENBERG 93×1
RAUSCHENBERG 84×1
RAUSCHENBERG 68×1
Rauschenberg 87×1
Rauschenberg (19)80×1
Robert Rauschenberg Change Inc. 74×1

Catalogue signature lines

Signed, numbered and dated on the lower right: Rauschenberg, AP 10/25, 73 — Plot from Reality and Paradoxes, im Kinsky, Jun 16, 2026
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 93" lower right of the right element — Climb (Urban Bourbon), Phillips, May 21, 2026
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 90" lower right — South Haunt (Borealis), Phillips, May 21, 2026
Signed and dated 'Rauschenberg 88' lower centre; dated and numbered '88.194' on the reverse — Night Walk (Urban Bourbon), Phillips, Mar 7, 2026
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 96" lower right — Honeysuckle Grows (Anagram), Phillips, Feb 28, 2026
Signed and dated “RAUSCHENBERG 96” lower right — Fanfare (Arcadian Retreats), Phillips, Nov 21, 2025
Signed and dated 'RAUSCHENBERG 84' lower right — Gospel Yodel (Salvage Series), Phillips, Oct 16, 2025
Signed, titled, inscribed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 80 RUSH 9 CLOISTER SERIES" on the reverse — Rush 9, Phillips, May 14, 2025
Signed and dated “RAUSCHENBERG 68” lower center — Untitled, Phillips, May 14, 2025
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 89" lower right — Wagon Wheel from the Galvanic Suite, Phillips, Sep 25, 2024
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 96" lower right — Access, Phillips, May 15, 2024
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 96" lower right — Honeysuckle Grows (Anagram), Phillips, Mar 12, 2024
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 88" lower left — Untitled, Phillips, Mar 12, 2024
Signed and dated on the lower left: Robert Rauschenberg Change Inc. 74 — From the Hoarfrost-Series, im Kinsky, Jun 22, 2023
Signed "Rauschenberg" in ink in the lower margin — Untitled, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
Stamped with the artist's initials "RR" lower right; signed, titled and dated “BATH RAUSCHENBERG 1964” on the reverse — Bath, Phillips, May 17, 2023
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 79" lower left — Sherbet Tree (Slide), Phillips, May 16, 2023
Signed, titled and dated "CRANE RAUSCHENBERG 78" on the reverse — Crane, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
Signed, titled and inscribed “THE RED VIRGIN RAUSCHENBERG XXX" lower right — The Red Virgin, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
Signed and dated “Rauschenberg '68” lower right — Untitled, Phillips, Jun 24, 2021
Signed, inscribed, and dated “Rauschenberg Paris 1961” on the reverse — Untitled (de Gaulle), Phillips, Jun 24, 2021
Signed and dated 'Rauschenberg 91' lower right — Lake Lust (Night Shade), Phillips, Dec 15, 2020
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 97" lower left — Quarters from the series Anagrams (A Pun), Phillips, Dec 8, 2020
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 1961" on the reverse — Pewter Drawer, Phillips, Dec 8, 2020
Signed and dated “Rauschenberg 74” on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, Dec 8, 2020
Signed, inscribed, and dated “Rauschenberg Paris 1961” on the reverse — Untitled (de Gaulle), Phillips, Dec 8, 2020
Signed and dated “Rauschenberg '68” lower right — Untitled, Phillips, Dec 8, 2020
Signed, numbered 91/100, dated '79 and with embossed printer's seal at lower center — Seat of Authority, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Oct 27, 2019
Signed, titled and dated "BOTTOMS RAUSCHENBERG 70" lower right — Bottoms (Syn-Tex Series), Phillips, May 15, 2019
Signed with the artist's initials "R.R." lower right — Untitled, Phillips, May 15, 2019
Signed and dated 'Rauschenberg 80' lower right — Tiller, Phillips, Mar 7, 2019
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 98" lower left; further titled "GeoRGIA on my Mind" on the reverse — Georgia on My Mind, Phillips, Sep 26, 2018
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 90" lower right — Red Spinner, Phillips, Feb 28, 2018
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 96" lower right — Orange Float (Anagram), Phillips, May 17, 2017
Signed, numbered and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 13/22 90" lower left — Pegasits/ROCI USA (Wax Fire Works), Phillips, May 17, 2017
Titled, signed and dated '"Tally - Signal Series" Robert Rauschenberg 80' on the reverse — Tally - Signal Series, Phillips, Mar 10, 2017
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 2K+6" lower center edge; each panel respectively numbered "206.001 1 of 2" and "206.001 2 of 2" on the reverse — Deepend (Scenario), Phillips, Nov 17, 2016
Signed, numbered and dated on the lower right: Rauschenberg 10/125 74 — Artists Rights today, im Kinsky, Jun 8, 2016
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 87" at the base — Bamhue-roci Japan, Phillips, Feb 28, 2025
Unter der Darstellung von Hand signiert und datiert "Rauschenberg (19)80" — "Boston Symphony Orchestra", Auktionshaus Mehlis, Feb 24, 2024

From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Robert Rauschenberg auction results.