Ed RuschaSin1970
1970
About the Item
- Creator:Ed Ruscha (1937, American)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)Width: 26 in (66.04 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU46633175141
Ed Ruscha
Indisputably one of the most iconic American artists of the 20th century, Ed Ruscha has built a formidable body of work by staking a claim on the deceptively simple intersection of text and image, superimposing elliptical phrases (or, often, single words) over West Coast landscapes to create prints and paintings that can be read instantaneously yet evade easy understanding.
Alongside artists like Robert Irwin and Billy Al Bengston, Ruscha was a pioneer of the 1960s Los Angeles art scene as part of the famed Ferus Gallery. His embrace of Hollywood vernacular and the open Western road have tied him as closely to the identity of L.A. art as Jackson Pollock is to that of New York.
Coming to California in 1956 at the age of 18, Ruscha intended to become a commercial painter but found himself drawn to fine art, over time being shaped by three galvanizing influences: Marcel Duchamp, Pop art and the movies.
Meeting Duchamp when the Pasadena Art Museum (now the Norton Simon Museum) hosted the French Conceptual artist's first U.S. show, Ruscha was especially affected by his use of "readymade" objects and imagery, rendered unfamiliar through unexpected titles or text. Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup can paintings, meanwhile, were shown for the first time at the Ferus Gallery in 1962, opening up new vistas for Ruscha. Movies, then, provided another inspiration through their use of title cards, placing graphic text over filmic shots — The End, for instance — for maximum impact.
Ruscha began his famous series of word paintings in the 1960s, depicting various views of the Hollywood sign and the logos of studios like 20th Century Fox, but also roadside views like the Standard Oil stations dotting L.A.'s freeways. Over time these became more abstracted, pinning ambiguous, free-floating phrases (Wall Rockets is a famous example) to natural vistas, scenes of highways, or monochrome backgrounds. Beginning in about 1980, the artist began using a sharp font he designed himself, called Boy Scout Utility Modern.
A master printmaker who also works across the mediums of books, drawing, photography and even film — in 2009 he starred in a movie directed by the artist Doug Aitken — Ruscha has been an influence on a staggering array of artists, including Stephen Shore, Christopher Wool and Anselm Kiefer.
Ruscha's work has been featured in dozens of exhibitions around the world, including "Ed Ruscha: 50 Years of Painting" at London's Hayward Gallery (2009), "Ed Ruscha: Made in Los Angeles" at Madrid's Reina Sofia in 2002, a 2000 retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, a survey of his works-on-paper at the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1998, and a 1982 retrospective that traveled to the Whitney Museum. In 2005 he represented the United States at the 51st Venice Biennale, and in 2009 he received a National Arts Award.
Find a collection of original Ed Ruscha lithographs and other art for sale on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Miami, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Composition IBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in Miami, FLScreenprint on Lanaquarelle watercolor paper. Hand signed, numbered from the edition of 50 and dated in pencil. Published and printed by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blind...Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Best BuddiesBy Keith HaringLocated in Miami, FLTitled and numbered from the edition of 200 on the front in pencil, additionally dated and numbered on the reverse and signed by Julia Gruen, the executor of the Keith Haring Foundation and Anthony Shriver Best Buddies...Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Pop Shop VI, 1989 complete set of 4 artworksBy Keith HaringLocated in Miami, FLThe complete portfolio of 4 individual pieces. Each with the Keith Haring Estate stamp verso, signed in pencil by the Executor for the Estate, Julia Gruen, and numbered 26/200. Publi...Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Plate I, from Growing SuiteBy Keith HaringLocated in Miami, FLHand signed, numbered and dated '88 in pencil on recto in the lower right margin. Reference Littman, K, & Haring K. Keith Haring, Editions on Paper 1982-1990: The Complete Printed Wo...Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Pop Shop IV (1)By Keith HaringLocated in Miami, FLHand numbered 198/200, signed and dated on the recto in the lower right margin. Provenance: Martin Lawrence Gallery, Los Angeles, 1993 and Private coll...Category
1980s Pop Art More Prints
MaterialsScreen
- American Indian Theme IIIBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in Miami, FLWoodcut on handmade Suzuki paper. From Amercan Indian Theme Series. Hand signed rf Lichtenstein, numbered and dated '80 in pencil lower right. Blind stamp lower right. Five colors i...Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsWoodcut
- Montreux Jazz Festival -- Screen Print, Pop Shop by Keith HaringBy Keith HaringLocated in London, GBMontreux Jazz Festival, 1983 Keith Haring Screenprint in colours, on wove Printed by Serigraphie Uldry Bern, Switzerland Published for the Montreux Jazz Festival Sheet: 100 × 70 cm...Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Montreux Jazz Festival -- Print, Screen Print, Contemporary by Keith HaringBy Keith HaringLocated in London, GBKEITH HARING Montreux Jazz Festival, 1983 Screenprint in colours, on wove Printed by Serigraphie Uldry Bern, Switzerland Published for the Montreux Jazz Festival Sheet: 100.0 × 70....Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Mickey (Blue Glitter) & Minnie (Pink Glitter), Damien HirstBy Damien HirstLocated in New York, NYCreated as a matching pair of images by Damien Hirst in 2016, Mickey and Minnie are two very fun and highly collectible screenprints, each measuring 34 ½ x 27 ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsGlitter, Screen
- Sky Music Over Carnegie HallBy Larry RiversLocated in New York, NYThis screenprint from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary portfolio was created by the artist in 1990. From the signed edition of 60. Available for local...Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Pool Boy Gold, Limited edition print, Hand made print, still-life, beachBy Gavin DobsonLocated in Deddington, GBPool boy – Gold [2022] Limited edition and hand signed by the artist Cymk screen print and rose gold leaf Edition number 40 Image size: H:50 cm x W:35 cm Complete Size of Unframed W...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsPaper, Screen
- Jason Keeley, Echo in Grey, Contemporary Figurative Artwork, Affordable ArtworkBy Jason KeeleyLocated in Deddington, GBJason Keeley Echo in Grey Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Printed on somerset velvet paper 300gsm. Edition of 95 Image Size: H 66cm x W 66cm Sheet Size: H 87cm x W 84.7cm x D 0.1cm ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen, Paper