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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, Thirtyfour Parking Lots
    Thirtyfour Parking Lots
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 195
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  2. Ed Ruscha, Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass, print (other)
    Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass
    Print (other) · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 198
    $1,524≈ £1,236≈ €1,482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Ed Ruscha, Crackers
    Crackers
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 199
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  4. Ed Ruscha, Real Estate Opportunities
    Real Estate Opportunities
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 200
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  5. Ed Ruscha, Babycakes with Weights, 1970, offset printed and bound paper with flocking and ribbon
    Babycakes with Weights, 1970
    Print (other) · Paper
    7½ h x 6 w x ¼ d in (19 x 15 x 1 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 201
    $1,778≈ £1,442≈ €1,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Ed Ruscha, Records
    Records
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 202
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  7. Ed Ruscha, Dutch Details
    Dutch Details
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 203
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  8. Ed Ruscha, A Few Palm Trees
    A Few Palm Trees
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 204
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  9. Ed Ruscha, Colored People
    Colored People
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 205
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  10. Ed Ruscha, Edward Ruscha (Ed-Werd Rew-Shay) Young Artist, 1972, printed paper
    Edward Ruscha (Ed-Werd Rew-Shay) Young Artist, 1972
    Print (other) · Paper
    4½ h x 3¾ w x 1½ d in (11 x 10 x 4 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 206
    $826≈ £670≈ €803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–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 (799)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)

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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