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Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha

American · b. 1937 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Joseph Ruscha IV is an American artist associated with the pop art movement. He has worked in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and film. He is… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ed Ruscha, Alvarado to Doheny, 1998, acrylic on canvasAlvarado to DohenyPhillips · $4,900,000≈ £3,706,786≈ €4,409,647Sign up to see
  2. Ed Ruscha, God Knows Where, 2014, acrylic on canvasGod Knows WherePhillips · £3,375,000≈ $4,398,975≈ €4,048,012Sign up to see
  3. Ed Ruscha, Start Over Please, 2015, oil on canvasStart Over PleasePhillips · $4,220,000≈ £3,286,348≈ €3,837,410Sign up to see

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  1. Ed Ruscha, Carp With Fly, 1969, Lithograph on Arches paper
    Carp With Fly, 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 164
    $15,000≈ £9,599≈ €11,207Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Ed Ruscha, Lisp, 1970, Lithograph on Arches paper
    Lisp, 1970
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 165
    $12,500≈ £7,999≈ €9,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Ed Ruscha, Drops, 1971, Lithograph on Arches paper
    Drops, 1971
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 166
    $12,500≈ £7,999≈ €9,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Ed Ruscha, It's Recreational (from the World Series), 1982, Lithograph on Arches 88 paper
    It's Recreational (from the World Series), 1982
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 168
    $7,813≈ £5,000≈ €5,838Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Ed Ruscha, Pick, Pan, Shovel, 1980, Lithograph on white Arches Cover paper
    Pick, Pan, Shovel, 1980
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 169
    $4,063≈ £2,600≈ €3,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Ed Ruscha, Easy and Lonely, 1999, Lithograph
    Easy and Lonely, 1999
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 170
    $6,250≈ £4,000≈ €4,670Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Ed Ruscha, Book Return, 1994, Etching on Dieu Donné handmade cotton paper
    Book Return, 1994
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 171
    $3,438≈ £2,200≈ €2,569Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Ed Ruscha, Billy, 1968, Exhibition catalogue with felt letters mounted to sandpaper cover, machine screw and nut binding, and satin ribbon page marker
    Billy, 1968
    Drawing · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 172
    $1,250≈ £800≈ €934Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Ed Ruscha, Every Building on the Sunset Strip
    Every Building on the Sunset Strip
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 173
    $875≈ £560≈ €654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Ed Ruscha, Hot Shot, 1973, Lithograph on white wove paper
    Hot Shot, 1973
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 167
    $7,350≈ £4,698≈ €5,407Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Also offered, result not published (8)

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

Ed Ruscha paintings (54)Ed Ruscha oil paintings (15)Ed Ruscha acrylic paintings (39)Ed Ruscha works on paper (82)Ed Ruscha pastels (19)Ed Ruscha drawings (12)Ed Ruscha prints (798)Ed Ruscha etchings (65)Ed Ruscha aquatints (16)Ed Ruscha lithographs (420)Ed Ruscha screenprints (140)Ed Ruscha woodcuts & linocuts (7)Ed Ruscha photographs (40)Ed Ruscha sculpture (3)

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