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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Alvarado to DohenyPhillips · May 2025$4,900,000≈ £3,706,786≈ €4,409,647Sign up to see
God Knows WherePhillips · Feb 2020£3,375,000≈ $4,398,975≈ €4,048,012Sign up to see
Start Over PleasePhillips · Nov 2019$4,220,000≈ £3,286,348≈ €3,837,410Sign up to see

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T, 2001
bleach on a 1998 cloth-bound book The New American Politician
21.6 x 14.5 x 3 cm (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 21, 2020 · Lot 149
£15,120≈ $19,745≈ €16,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Rooster, 1988
Aquatint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 18, 2020 · Lot 128
$7,500≈ £5,765≈ €6,388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Big Dipper Over Desert, 1982
Aquatint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 18, 2020 · Lot 129
$5,313≈ £4,084≈ €4,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Tropical Fish Series, 1974-1975
Screenprint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 18, 2020 · Lot 130
$4,375≈ £3,363≈ €3,726Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Make New History, 2009
Gray linen-bound book · Linen
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 18, 2020 · Lot 131
$2,500≈ £1,922≈ €2,129Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Eleven Pieces of Cheese, from Various Cheeses, 1976
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 3/50
S. 37.5 x 52.7 cm (14 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 172
£3,000≈ $3,881≈ €3,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
Cheese Circle, from Various Cheeses, 1976
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/8
S. 66 x 74.2 cm (25 7/8 x 29 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 173
£4,000≈ $5,175≈ €4,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
Spooning, 1973
Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
I. 15.8 x 24.8 cm (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) S. 30.9 x 40 cm (12 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 174
£2,375≈ $3,073≈ €2,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
It's Recreational, from World Series, 1982
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 18/40
S. 63.3 x 86.7 cm (24 7/8 x 34 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 175
£8,125≈ $10,511≈ €8,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Two People Temporarily Separated; and Man Walking Away from it All, 1980
Etching · Paper · ed. 5/55
both I. 10 3/8 x 31 5/8 in. (26.4 x 80.3 cm) both S. 19 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (48.9 x 99.7 cm)
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020 · Lot 192
$28,750≈ £22,535≈ €24,767Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗

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Ed Ruscha signature

478 catalogued lots by Ed Ruscha record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (52% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right43
on the reverse33
lower left5
in the margin2

Form

signed307
signed and dated113
signed in pencil39
initialled19

Signed and dated “Ed Ruscha 1990” lower right — Is it Overcast, Radiation Fog, or Scud?, Phillips, May 21, 2026
Signed and dated “Ed Ruscha ‘88” lower right; signed, titled and dated "ED RUSCHA "S FOR SPANISH" 1988" on the reverse — S for Spanish, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025
Signed and dated "Ed Ruscha 1982" lower right — Pool, Pool, Pool, Pool, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025

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About Ed Ruscha

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 also noted for creating several artist's books. Ruscha lives and works in Culver City, California.

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