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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, Zapato-Tiempo, 1988, Etching on handmade paper
    Zapato-Tiempo, 1988
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 224
    $1,000≈ £748≈ €851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Ed Ruscha, Two Jumping Fish, 1980, Etching in colors, on R.K. Burt paper, with full margins
    Two Jumping Fish, 1980
    Etching · Paper · ed. 8/55
    I. 10 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (26 x 80 cm) S. 19 x 39 1/8 in. (48.3 x 99.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 331
    $3,250≈ £2,328≈ €2,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  3. Ed Ruscha, Jumping Fish, 1980, Etching on R.K. Burt paper
    Jumping Fish, 1980
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 47
    $6,250≈ £4,455≈ €5,073Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Ed Ruscha, Reloj de Arena, 1988, Etching in colors
    Reloj de Arena, 1988
    Etching · ed. edition of 45
    46.4 x 33.5 cm (18.2 x 13.1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 531
    €2,500≈ $2,936≈ £2,188Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Ed Ruscha, Library, 1995, Hard-ground etching in blue, on Dieu Donné handmade cotton paper, with full margins,
    Library, 1995
    Etching · Paper · ed. 29/40
    I. 11 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (28.6 x 37.8 cm) S. 20 x 23 3/8 in. (50.8 x 59.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 245
    $3,250≈ £2,120≈ €2,952Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Ed Ruscha, Pico, Flower, Figueroa (from The MOCA Portfolio), 1999, Etching, aquatint, and chine-collé on paper
    Pico, Flower, Figueroa (from The MOCA Portfolio), 1999
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 7
    $5,000≈ £3,248≈ €4,454Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Ed Ruscha, Flipping, Kicking, Howling, Rolling, Sitting, Standing, Climbing, Telling; and B, 1988, Nine prints, including the complete set of eight etchings in colors, and broadside etching in colors with text, all on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, with colophon, loose (the only set issued unbound and individually signed),
    Flipping, Kicking, Howling, Rolling, Sitting, Standing, Climbing, Telling; and B, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. BAT
    all I. 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm) three horizontal all S. 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 97
    $17,500≈ £10,818≈ €13,728Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $14,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Ed Ruscha, All Points Black State, 2010, etching and aquatint on paper
    All Points Black State, 2010
    Etching · Paper
    12 h x 14 w in (30 x 36 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 136
    $5,398≈ £3,291≈ €4,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Wright ↗
  9. Ed Ruscha, Untitled (from Blank Signs), 2004, etching and aquatint on paper
    Untitled (from Blank Signs), 2004
    Etching · Paper
    7¾ h x 7¾ w in (20 x 20 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 165
    $1,875≈ £1,126≈ €1,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  10. Ed Ruscha, Three Daughters, 1980, Etching in colours, on R.K. Burt paper, with full margins,
    Three Daughters, 1980
    Etching · Paper · ed. 36/55
    I. 26 x 80.5 cm (10 1/4 x 31 3/4 in.) S. 49 x 99.6 cm (19 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 101
    £2,500≈ $4,101≈ €2,977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
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.

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