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Etching · Paper
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Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 1972
£252,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $346,550≈ €298,699
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “gunpowder and pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with the artist's initials and dated 'E.R. 1972' lower left · Ed Ruscha signature
- Category
- Pastels
- Dimensions
- 29.2 x 73.3 cm (11 1/2 x 28 7/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010921)
- Date
- October 15, 2021
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 36
- Estimate
- £180,000 – £250,000 (≈ $247,536 – $343,800) (≈ €213,356 – €296,328)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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