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Stains (E. B9)
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 1969
$35,560 price realized incl. premium
≈ £29,107≈ €33,446
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “The complete artist's book of 75 stains, on Eagle Coupon Bond paper, with one additional stain of the artist's blood on white silk moiré fabric boxed in the portfolio, with title, colophon and index pages, all loose (as issued), contained in the original clamshell portfolio covered with black textured paper with embossed title in silver ink on the cover and spine”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 36/70
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 36/70 in blue ink on the colophon · Ed Ruscha signature
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- all S. 11 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (29.8 x 27.3 cm) Portfolio 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (31.8 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030423)
- Date
- October 24, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 126
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £16,371 – £24,556) (≈ €18,811 – €28,217)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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