Ed Ruscha Prints: Auction Prices

b. 1937

ArtSell has recorded 798 auction results for Ed Ruscha prints between 2004 and 2026, and 757 of them sold (95%). The median price realised is $5.3kSign up free to see across 757 priced sales; the middle half sold for $2.5kSign up free to see–$12.5kSign up free to see. Double Standard holds the top price on file: $263kSign up free to see at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (February 2020). Sales were recorded mainly at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (323), Phillips (256) and Wright (72).

Record: Double Standard — $262,500Sign up free to see

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Ed Ruscha prints: key figures

Auction results
798
Sold rate
95%
Active at auction
2004–2026
Median price
$5.3kSign up free to see
Record price
$263kSign up free to see Double Standard, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Feb 2020

Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (323), Phillips (256), Wright (72)

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  1. Angel by Ed Ruscha, 2006, Color lithograph, sold Jun 2008
    Angel, 2006
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 53
    $3,900≈ £1,960≈ €2,474Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Lisp by Ed Ruscha, 1970, Color lithograph, sold Oct 2007
    Lisp, 1970
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 21
    $7,800≈ £3,821≈ €5,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Pepto-Caviar Hollywood by Ed Ruscha, 1970, Screenprint with 2 screens of organic substances (Pepto-Bismol and Caviar), sold Oct 2007
    Pepto-Caviar Hollywood, 1970
    Screenprint
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 19
    $9,000≈ £4,409≈ €6,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Spattership by Ed Ruscha, 1990, Color lithograph, sold Oct 2007
    Spattership, 1990
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 18
    $4,800≈ £2,352≈ €3,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. ThirtyFour Parking Lots in Los Angeles by Ed Ruscha, 1967, black offset printing on white paper, sold May 2007
    ThirtyFour Parking Lots in Los Angeles, 1967
    Print (other) · Paper
    10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.2cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 233
    $2,280≈ £1,155≈ €1,695Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Baby Cakes (With Weights) by Ed Ruscha, 1970, offset print on paper, silk, sold Nov 2006
    Baby Cakes (With Weights), 1970
    Print (other) · Paper
    Wright · · Lot 137
    $5,100≈ £2,686≈ €3,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Twentysix Gasoline Stations by Ed Ruscha, 1962, offset print on paper, glassine, sold Nov 2006
    Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1962
    Print (other) · Paper
    Wright · · Lot 138
    $6,240≈ £3,286≈ €4,870Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  8. Big Dipper Over Desert by Ed Ruscha, 1982, aquatint, sold May 2004
    Big Dipper Over Desert, 1982
    Aquatint
    24 h x 36 w in (61 x 91 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 323
    $7,080≈ £4,002≈ €5,889Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗

Other media by Ed Ruscha

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