Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗WOW (Works on Whatever) Project beach towel, 2009
Print (other)
Rago Auctions · Aug 28, 2026$256 ≈ £188 ≈ €220Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
WOW (Works on Whatever) Project Beach Towel
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 2009
$896 price realized incl. premium
≈ £675≈ €755
Hammer $700 · with buyer’s premium $896
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- Medium
- Print (other) · Prints & multiples all print (other) results →As published: “digital print on brushed cotton towel”
- Category
- Prints (general)
- Dimensions
- 59 h x 66 w in (150 x 168 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Art + Design (auctions/2020/11/art-design)
- Date
- November 18, 2020
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 309
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £753) (≈ €843)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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