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Ed Ruscha
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Ship Talk
- signed and dated 1988 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 56 x 134 in. 142.2 x 340.4 cm.
Provenance
Mos Food Services, Tokyo
Paul Rusconi, Los Angeles
Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles
Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles
Andrew and Lea Fastow, Houston
Christie's, New York, November 13, 2007, Lot 66
Private Collection
Christie's, London, February 14, 2012, Lot 43
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Paul Rusconi, Los Angeles
Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles
Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles
Andrew and Lea Fastow, Houston
Christie's, New York, November 13, 2007, Lot 66
Private Collection
Christie's, London, February 14, 2012, Lot 43
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Nagoya, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Edward Ruscha, October - December 1988, pp. 42-43, illustrated in color (later traveled to Tokyo, Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1989)
Bulleen, Australia, Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Downtown: Ruscha, Rooney, Arkley, 1995, p. 15, illustrated in color
Houston, The Menil Collection, extended loan, 2001
Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, extended loan, 2006
Bulleen, Australia, Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Downtown: Ruscha, Rooney, Arkley, 1995, p. 15, illustrated in color
Houston, The Menil Collection, extended loan, 2001
Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, extended loan, 2006
Literature
Tetsuo Kinoshita, "Edward Ruscha," Bijutsu Techo, 1989, p. 39, illustrated in color
Jeff Gibson, "Los Melbos," Art & Text, 1995, pp. 20-21, illustrated in color
Robert Dean and Lisa Turvey, Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume 4: 1988-1992, New York, 2009, cat. no. P1988.31, pp. 82-83, illustrated in color (incorrectly)
Jeff Gibson, "Los Melbos," Art & Text, 1995, pp. 20-21, illustrated in color
Robert Dean and Lisa Turvey, Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume 4: 1988-1992, New York, 2009, cat. no. P1988.31, pp. 82-83, illustrated in color (incorrectly)
Condition
This painting is in excellent condition. Please contact the Contemporary Art department at 212-606-7254 for the following condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. The canvas is not framed.
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.