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Ed Ruscha
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Falling Cameras; Rising Binoculars
- signed and dated '82
- dry pigment on paper
- 40 by 59 7/8 in. 101.6 by 152.1 cm.
Provenance
James Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, Malmö
Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, Lot 290
Private Collection, Geneva (acquired from the above sale)
Christie's, New York, 11 November 2004, Lot 214
Private Collection (acquired from the above sale)
Artcurial, Paris, 29 October 2006, Lot 62
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Malmö
Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, Lot 290
Private Collection, Geneva (acquired from the above sale)
Christie's, New York, 11 November 2004, Lot 214
Private Collection (acquired from the above sale)
Artcurial, Paris, 29 October 2006, Lot 62
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, James Corcoran Gallery, Edward Ruscha: Paintings, Drawings, January - February 1985
Literature
Ed Ruscha, They Called Her Styrene, London 2000, p. 205, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is light evidence of wear and handling along the edges, including some light soiling along the upper white margin, an abrasion with some paper skinning to the upper left corner and along the bottom edge towards the left, minor creases in all corners, a circular nick to the paper in the lower margin in the center. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection, two brown pinpoint accretions are visible in the top margin towards the left, a brown pinpoint drop accretion is visible below the letter A. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. 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
"I see myself working with two things that don't even ask to understand each other. I like the emptiness of things at the same time that I like things that are power-packed."
Ed Ruscha
This work will be included in Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper, Volume 2: 1977-1997, edited by Lisa Turvey (forthcoming in 2018 from Gagosian Gallery/Yale University Press).
Ed Ruscha
This work will be included in Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper, Volume 2: 1977-1997, edited by Lisa Turvey (forthcoming in 2018 from Gagosian Gallery/Yale University Press).