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Etching · Paper
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The End #81
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 2009
$406,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ £307,436≈ €365,731
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic and ink on museum board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Ed Ruscha 2009" lower right; titled "THE END #81" on the reverse · Ed Ruscha signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010825)
- Date
- May 13, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 40
- Estimate
- $350,000 – $450,000 (≈ £264,770 – £340,419) (≈ €314,975 – €404,968)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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