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THE CUP EXHIBITION

Rhine Gallery

We believe every cup of coffee deserves to be treated with care. That care belongs not only in the beans, extraction and temperature, but also on the cup in your hand. Each cup is paired with a work from the current Rhine Gallery selection, so even the same coffee may leave with a different view. It gives your own cup more character and makes coffee for a friend feel like a small gift chosen with care.

01An artwork for the journey

FOUNDING PROOFS · 000001—000006

Founding concept proof

These launch proofs demonstrate the system and visual range. They have not been issued to customers; fulfilled works will be marked as issued archives.

478 works

Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Shoes on the Train,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000469Painterly Stories

Shoes on the Train

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Shoes on the Train” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Greenhouse Chair Study,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000470Painterly Stories

Greenhouse Chair Study

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Greenhouse Chair Study” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Bicycle Wheel Repair,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000471Painterly Stories

Bicycle Wheel Repair

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Bicycle Wheel Repair” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Florist Bucket Study,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000472Painterly Stories

Florist Bucket Study

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Florist Bucket Study” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Balcony Dog Study,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000473Painterly Stories

Balcony Dog Study

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Balcony Dog Study” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Pears From a Paper Bag,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000474Painterly Stories

Pears From a Paper Bag

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Pears From a Paper Bag” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Half-Open Umbrella,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000475Painterly Stories

Half-Open Umbrella

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Half-Open Umbrella” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Pigeons on Library Steps,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000476Painterly Stories

Pigeons on Library Steps

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Pigeons on Library Steps” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Tabletop Sewing Machine,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000477Painterly Stories

Tabletop Sewing Machine

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Tabletop Sewing Machine” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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Graphite observation study with colored pencil artwork “Sail Under Wind,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic pencil study marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000478Painterly Stories

Sail Under Wind

Visual medium
Graphite observation study with colored pencil
Technique
Pencil Study

“Sail Under Wind” uses graphite observation study with colored pencil to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Erased ghosts, measuring lines and changing pressure preserve the process of looking, correcting and checking again.

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ONE FULL-SIZE EDITION

When a work stays with you,collect the full piece

Each artwork is offered as a single full-size physical edition. Once collected, it is marked as privately held: no new physical editions are produced, and the image leaves future cup-sticker rotations.

How collecting works

FROM ARCHIVE TO CUP

How an artwork reaches the cup

  1. 01

    New work enters the collection

    The work is not limited to coffee and is never tied to a particular drink. A city, shoreline, summer afternoon, dream or odd thought may become the next piece.

  2. 02

    Rhine curates the current rotation

    Rhine arranges each rotation by season, visual balance and the available collection, allowing photography, print, painting and collage to take turns on the cup.

  3. 03

    Prepared for print and the cup

    Each work is checked again for composition, color and detail at sticker size, then given an artwork ID so the small print retains clarity and texture.

  4. 04

    The artwork travels with coffee

    At service, the cup is paired with a work from the current rotation. Its story remains online after the coffee is gone. Cup art depends on current curation and production availability; the artwork received may vary.

PRIVACY BY DEFAULT

The artwork has an ID; your order is not on display

The gallery keeps only the artwork ID, date, style, medium and creative note. It does not publicly connect a work with a particular customer, drink or order.

THE CUP EXHIBITION

Today, your cup brings you an artwork

Every cup deserves to be treated with care—from extraction and temperature to the artwork on the cup. For yourself, it gives an everyday coffee more character; for a friend, it feels like a small gift chosen beyond the drink itself. Artwork follows the current rotation and production availability, so the piece received may vary.

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