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Ed Moses

American · 1926–2018 · Painter, Printmaker

Ed Moses was an American artist based in Los Angeles and a central figure of postwar West Coast art. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ed Moses, Untitled, 1971, Powdered pigment, acrylic, and resin on canvasUntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $100,000≈ £76,911≈ €89,501Sign up to see
  2. Ed Moses, APP.-Yucca, 1988, acrylic and oil on canvasAPP.-YuccaBonhams · $50,000≈ £34,457≈ €43,459Sign up to see
  3. Ed Moses, Arc, 1987-97, acrylic on canvasArcBonhams · $40,000≈ £27,565≈ €34,767Sign up to see

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  1. Ed Moses, E, 2010, acrylic on canvas
    E, 2010
    Acrylic · Canvas
    66 1/8 x 54 in. (168 x 137.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    $8,890≈ £7,077≈ €8,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Ed Moses, Chariot #C, 2000, mixed media and acrylic on paper
    Chariot #C, 2000
    Acrylic · Paper
    30½ h x 22¾ w in (77 x 58 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 137
    $2,268≈ £1,792≈ €2,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Ed Moses, ABA-Q #3, 2006, acrylic on canvas
    ABA-Q #3, 2006
    Acrylic · Canvas
    66 h x 54 w in (168 x 137 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 174
    $10,080≈ £8,315≈ €9,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Ed Moses, Untitled, graphite and colored pencil on paper
    Untitled
    Drawing · Paper
    25⅝ h x 19⅝ w in (65 x 50 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 176
    $1,764≈ £1,455≈ €1,671Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Ed Moses, Untitled, 1979, etching in colors on Arches
    Untitled, 1979
    Etching · Paper
    9 h x 35½ w in (23 x 90 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 223
    $1,134≈ £921≈ €1,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Ed Moses, Break-Out, 2008, acrylic on canvas
    Break-Out, 2008
    Acrylic · Canvas
    60 x 48 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 17
    $20,480≈ £16,427≈ €19,081Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Ed Moses, Untitled, 1979, etching in colors on Arches
    Untitled, 1979
    Etching · Paper
    9 h x 35½ w in (23 x 90 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 143
    $1,197≈ £960≈ €1,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Ed Moses, (2), 'Moses y Branco,' 1989, lithograph 5/50; and 'Cap de Patata,' 1989, lithograph 15/50
    (2)
    Lithograph · ed. 5/50
    76.5x57cm each (image)
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 455
    A$80≈ $53≈ £43≈ €49HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$100–200View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  9. Ed Moses, Untitled (LAL110), 1985, acrylic on canvas
    Untitled (LAL110), 1985
    Acrylic · Canvas
    78 x 66 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 43
    $20,400≈ £16,444≈ €18,678Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Ed Moses, 2nd PHASE CHIEF, 1971, tape, paper collage, pencil and watercolor, on two sheets of paper
    2nd PHASE CHIEF, 1971
    Watercolor · Paper
    22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 44
    $7,013≈ £5,653≈ €6,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Ed Moses that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Ed Moses paintings (77)Ed Moses oil paintings (12)Ed Moses acrylic paintings (59)Ed Moses works on paper (41)Ed Moses watercolors (9)Ed Moses gouaches (4)Ed Moses drawings (13)Ed Moses prints (47)Ed Moses etchings (8)Ed Moses lithographs (35)Ed Moses sculpture (4)

Ed Moses signature

55 catalogued lots by Ed Moses record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (40% of lots that state a placement). Most often: initialled.

Placement

  • lower right2
  • on the reverse2
  • on the stretcher1

Form

  • initialled26
  • signed17
  • signed and dated7
  • signed in pencil5
  • Signed, titled and dated "BLAKER MAN # Y BRANCO 211 RED SQUARE" on the reverse — Red Square, Phillips, Sep 30, 2020
  • Signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'ZOOKER MOSES Y BRANCO 05' on the overlap — Zooker, Phillips, Jul 13, 2021
  • Signed with the artist's initials, titled, numbered and dated 'CUATRO PORTO EM 3 02' on the overlap — Cuatro Porto, Phillips, Dec 15, 2020

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