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Ed Ruscha
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Pepper Spots
- signed and dated 1972
- gunpowder, pastel and graphite on paper
- 11 1/2 by 29 3/4 in. 29.2 by 75.6 cm.
- Executed in 1972, this work will be included in a forthcoming volume of Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper.
Provenance
Private Collection
Christie's, London, June 24, 2005, lot 217
Gagosian Gallery, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Christie's, London, June 24, 2005, lot 217
Gagosian Gallery, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method. There is a pinpoint loss to the medium located 3 3/4 inches from the left edge and 3 1/2 inches from the bottom edge and another minute area of pinpoint losses locates 2 inches from the left edge and 4 1/2 inches from the bottom edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Words come to me in dreams. If I do remember sentences, I have to write them down instantly or they're forgotten five seconds after I'm out of bed. I'm going to forget them unless I absolutely sit down and write them. There is some wicked truth behind dreams. They are so out of your control. They're involuntary. There's got to be some protein to them, something important happening in dreams—especially the words that come out of them. It's a diabolical time." - Ed Ruscha, 2006