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Dixie Red Seville

Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 1985

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 (≈ £2,006,099 – £2,808,538) (≈ €2,308,616 – €3,232,062)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated “Ed Ruscha 1985” on the reverse · Ed Ruscha signature
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
64 x 64 in. (162.6 x 162.6 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010323)
Date
May 17, 2023
Location
New York, United States
Lot
11
Estimate
$2,500,000 – $3,500,000 (≈ £2,006,099 – £2,808,538) (≈ €2,308,616 – €3,232,062)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2023 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Dixie Red Seville, Phillips 2023

    May 17, 2023 · Phillips this result

    20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, lot 11

    Bought in / unsold · est. $2,500,000 – $3,500,000

    As catalogued

    Ed Ruscha, “Dixie Red Seville”, 1985

    oil on canvas

    64 x 64 in. (162.6 x 162.6 cm)

  2. Dixie Red Seville, Phillips 2025

    May 13, 2025 · Phillips

    Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, lot 20

    Sold $1,996,000Sign up to see · est. $1,800,000 – $2,500,000

    As catalogued

    Ed Ruscha, “Dixie Red Seville”, 1985

    oil on canvas

    64 x 64 in. (162.6 x 162.6 cm)

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