Roughly 92% Angel, but About 8% Devil by Ed Ruscha, 1982, soft-ground etching in colors on Somerset Satin, sold Dec 2023

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Roughly 92% Angel, but About 8% Devil

Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 1982

$17,640 price realized incl. premium

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Medium: Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →
As published: “soft-ground etching in colors on Somerset Satin”
Support: Paper
Category: Etchings
Dimensions: 14½ h x 15⅛ w in (37 x 38 cm)
Auction house: Wright
Sale: Editions & Works on Paper (auctions/2023/12/editions-works-on-paper)
Date: December 7, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot: 100
Estimate: $10,000 – — (≈ £7,961) (≈ €9,284)
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