Lot 186
  • 186

Ed Ruscha

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ed Ruscha
  • N No
  • signed and dated 1993 on the reverse
  • acrylic and oil on raw linen
  • 51 by 61cm.; 20 by 24in.

Provenance

Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles
Museum Works Gallery, Aspen
Private Collection, Pennsylvania
Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Art, 13 May 2004, Lot 249
Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York
Private Collection, Oslo
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Ketchum, Ochi Fine Art, East Meets West in Ketchum, 1994-95
Rome, Galleria il Gabbiano, Edward Ruscha '90, 2001

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the are fewer magenta undertones and the red is brighter in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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Catalogue Note

"I can't tell you exactly why I picked those words, but I was interested in monosyllabic word sound that seemed to have a certain comedic value."
Ed Rusha
Margit Powe, Cotton Puffs, Q-tips, Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed Ruscha, New York 2004, p. 16