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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)

Three Books

Price realised USD 69,300
Estimate
USD 50,000 – USD 70,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)

Three Books

Price realised USD 69,300
Price realised USD 69,300
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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Three Books
signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha 2001' (on the reverse)
acrylic on linen
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
Painted in 2001.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Alex Corcoran, London
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 July 2014, lot 356
Frank and Lorna Dunphy, London
Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 20 September 2018, lot 6056
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
T. Collins, ‘Less Said the Better: Minimalist Ed Ruscha Packs Images with More Irony than Details,’ Albuquerque Journal North, 2001, p. 5 (illustrated).
R. Dean and E. Wright, Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Six: 1998-2003, New York, 2013, pp. 268-269, no. P2001.31 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Santa Fe, James Kelly Contemporary, Ed Ruscha: S Books, O Books and Other Books, July-September 2001, n.p. (illustrated).
Houston, Texas Gallery, Edward Ruscha: Paintings of/on Books, November-December 2001.

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