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Course of Empire
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 2005
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$7,560 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,773≈ €6,395
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- AP
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Ed Ruscha signature
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- I. 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (29.2 x 23.5 cm) S. 18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030220)
- Date
- October 22, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 211
- Estimate
- $5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £3,818 – £5,346) (≈ €4,230 – €5,922)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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