Automobile Tire Print 1953 — Fine Art

A tire roll leaves a long dark line across the sheet in Automobile Tire Print 1953. The mark runs straight with a steady pressure, then lifts at the end. Robert Rauschenberg made this by pressing a car tire into wet paint and rolling it over paper. The line shows the tread pattern in a single pass.

You get the fine art print with a hanger already on the back. The print arrives ready to hang, with a metal hanger on the back that fits onto a nail or screw. The matte paper keeps the dark tyre mark soft and does not shine under a lamp.

In a hallway with a narrow wall, the long line leads the eye along the corridor. From the front door you see the dark tread, and the paper stays calm under the overhead light.