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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, Four works from the Rooftops series: (i) Roof Top View #2; (ii) Roof Top View #3; (iii) Roof Top View #4; (iv) Roof Top View #5, 1961, gelatin silver print
    Four works from the Rooftops series: (i) Roof Top View #2; (ii) Roof Top View #3; (iii) Roof Top View #4; (iv) Roof Top View #5, 1961
    Photograph · ed. 9/25
    image: 25 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (64.1 x 64.5 cm) sheet: 30 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. (76.5 x 76.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 120
    $11,430≈ £8,948≈ €10,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Ed Ruscha, Van Ness, Santa Monica, Vine, Melrose, from Why Draw a Landscape?, 1999, Direct gravure, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Van Ness, Santa Monica, Vine, Melrose, from Why Draw a Landscape?, 1999
    Direct gravure, on Somerset paper, the full sheet · Paper · ed. AP
    S. 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 71
    $9,525≈ £7,593≈ €8,866Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Ed Ruscha, Sin, 1970, screenprint in colors on Louvain Opaque Cover
    Sin, 1970
    Screenprint
    12⅞ h x 21½ w in (33 x 55 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 113
    $18,900≈ £15,042≈ €17,642Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Ed Ruscha, Your Space #2, 2006, aquatint in colors with sugar lift flat bite and hard-ground etching on Somerset Satin White
    Your Space #2, 2006
    Aquatint · Paper
    23¾ h x 19¾ w in (60 x 50 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 114
    $5,040≈ £4,011≈ €4,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Ed Ruscha, A Few Palm Trees, 1971, black-and-white offset printing on white 80 lb. Vicksburg Vellum text
    A Few Palm Trees, 1971
    Print (other) · Paper
    7 h x 5½ w x ⅛ d in (18 x 14 x 0 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 224
    $693≈ £552≈ €647Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Ed Ruscha, Colored People, 1972, four-color offset printing on 100 lb. Flocote Enamel paper
    Colored People, 1972
    Print (other) · Paper
    7 h x 5½ w x ⅛ d in (18 x 14 x 0 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 226
    $328≈ £261≈ €306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Ed Ruscha, On the Road, 2010, Letterpress poster with debossing and die-cut photograph, on wove paper, the full sheet
    On the Road, 2010
    Photograph · Paper
    S. 66.2 x 45.7 cm (26 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 252
    £889≈ $1,127≈ €1,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  8. Ed Ruscha, The End, 1998-2016, The complete set of four holograms in colours
    The End, 1998-2016
    The complete set of four holograms in colours · ed. 20/23
    all framed 29.7 x 37.5 cm (11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 53
    £127,000≈ $160,960≈ €147,982Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Ed Ruscha, Wen Out for Cigrets N Never Came Back, 2017, Cast bronze with hand applied patina, with the accompanying colophon, contained in the original handmade wooden presentation box
    Wen Out for Cigrets N Never Came Back, 2017
    Sculpture · ed. 26/40
    50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 2 in.) box 61 x 61 x 12.5 cm (24 x 24 x 4 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 54
    £95,250≈ $120,720≈ €110,986Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Ed Ruscha, Unit, 2004, lithograph in colors on Hahnemühle German etching
    Unit, 2004
    Lithograph
    8 h x 7 w in (20 x 18 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 101
    $5,292≈ £4,159≈ €4,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–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.

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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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