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ED RUSCHA | Untitled
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Untitled
- signed and dated 1986 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 48 by 84 in. 121.9 by 213.4 cm.
Provenance
Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco
Burnet Miller Gallery, Los Angeles
Wall Gallery, Fukuoka
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Burnet Miller Gallery, Los Angeles
Wall Gallery, Fukuoka
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
San Francisco, Fuller Goldeen Gallery, Edward Ruscha: Paintings, 1986
Nagoya, Institute of Contemporary Arts; Japan Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988, p. 44, illustrated in color
Nagoya, Institute of Contemporary Arts; Japan Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988, p. 44, illustrated in color
Literature
Robert Dean and Erin Wright, Eds., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Three: 1983-1987, New York 2007, cat. no. P1986.26, pp. 224-225, illustrated in color
Kenneth Baker, The Cool Ruscha, San Francisco Chronicle, 1986, p. 38
Kenneth Baker, The Cool Ruscha, San Francisco Chronicle, 1986, p. 38
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Department at (212) 606-7254 for a professional condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. 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.
Catalogue Note
“The dark paintings came mostly from photography, although they are not photographically done or anything. I feel that they are related to the subject of photography. They are dark and strokeless. They’re painted with an airbrush.” Ed Ruscha