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Ed Ruscha
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Sizeable
- signed and dated 1985
- dry pigment and acrylic on paper
- 60 by 40 1/4 in. 152.4 by 102.2 cm.
- Executed in 1985, this work will be included in a forthcoming volume of Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Karsten Schubert, Ltd., London
Robert Tibbles, London (acquired from the above in 1988)
Private Collection, Tokyo
Sotheby's, New York, May 16, 2007, lot 314
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
London, Karsten Schubert, Ltd., Ed Ruscha: Recent Works on Paper, June - August 1988
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. The extreme edges of the sheet have yellowed slightly from age. This work has not been examined out of the frame. 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
"Learning how to set type, that had a big effect on me... But I also liked, in LA, all the misspelled words on signs and the homemade signs, like 'watermelon'. I thought of it as a kind of folk art. Getting them down, painting them, is like making them official, glorifying them, putting them on stage. I guess that's what poets want to do: put ideas on stage. I settle for a single word." - Ed Ruscha