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Black Ants, from Insects
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 1972
£2,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,605≈ €2,297
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- Medium
- Screenprint · Prints & multiples all screenprint results →As published: “Screenprint in colours, on paper-backed wood veneer, the full sheet”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 86/100
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Ed Ruscha signature
- Category
- Screenprints
- Dimensions
- S. 51 x 68.9 cm (20 1/8 x 27 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (UK030119)
- Date
- January 24, 2019
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 225
- Estimate
- £1,000 – £1,500 (≈ $1,302 – $1,953) (≈ €1,148 – €1,722)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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