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By Ed Ruscha
Located in Westport, CT
This piece was formerly in the collection of General Electric. Sheet size - 19 x 48 inches
1990s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Screen
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.
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By Ed Ruscha
Located in Westport, CT
This piece was formerly in the collection of General Electric. Sheet size - 19 x 48 inches
Screen
Ed Ruscha - Actual Size
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Ed Ruscha Actual Size (Spam), 2024 UV pigment print with yellow silkscreen details and a matte varnish seal, printed on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper. Individually nu...
Pigment, Screen
A Particular Kind Of Heaven
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Ed Ruscha A Particular Kind Of Heaven, 1983 Poster 61 x 92 cm 24 x 36.2 inches Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco exhibition poster Ed Ruscha’s expansive oeuvre defies easy categor...
Mixed Media
Chicago International Art Exposition print (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha) rare!
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Chicago International Art Exposition (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha), 1983 Offset Lithograph. Pencil Signed and dated. Unframed. Signed and dated by Ed Ruscha in graphite pencil...
Lithograph, Offset
$5,500
WALKS TALKS FLIES SWIMS AND CRAWLS, Rare Card, (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha) Framed
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha WALKS TALKS FLIES SWIMS AND CRAWLS (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha), 1992 Offset lithograph invitation card (hand signed) Vintage Robert Miller Gallery invitation card Boldly sig...
Postcard, Lithograph, Offset
$5,500
On the Road (10 sandwiches with bread and salami), SIGNED by Ed Ruscha (Ed. 100)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha On the Road (10 sandwiches with bread and salami) (Hand signed and dated by Ed Ruscha), 2010 Letterpress on paper with die-cut photograph tipped in by hand to a blind debos...
Mixed Media, Etching, Lithograph, Offset
$15,000
Ed Ruscha - Gal Chews Same Gum Since 1965 poster print Hand signed by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Paintings (Hand signed by Ed Ruscha), 2014 Offset lithograph print (Hand signed on the front) Published by Gagosian Gallery, Rome 26 × 27 inches Unframed Highly collectible...
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Ed Ruscha 'Grey Suds' from the 'Suds Suite' Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Ed Ruscha
Located in San Rafael, CA
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) Grey Suds, 1971 (from the series 'Suds Suite') Screenprint in colors on Arches paper Edition 34/100 (there were also 15 artist's proofs) Signed, numbered, and dat...
Screen
$8,800
Historic rare Ed Ruscha Leo Castelli Gallery exhibition offset lithograph poster
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Edward Ruscha: New Paintings, Leo Castelli Gallery, 1980 Offset lithograph poster 22.5 x 18 inches Unframed Published by Leo Castelli Gallery Good vintage condition with some handli...
Lithograph, Offset
Drivers with Two Streets
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Ed Ruscha Drivers with Two Streets, 1998 Acrylic and ink on paper 76.4 x 102.1 cm 30 x 40 ¼ inches Ed Ruscha’s expansive oeuvre defies easy categorization, though it’s all infused w...
Ink, Paper, Acrylic
$10,000
Ed Ruscha, EE-NUF! limited signed lithograph 31/50 protest, text Pop Art -SCARCE
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Note: This is from the hand signed and numbered limited edition of only 50 - extremely scarce collectors item; not to be confused with the larger poster edition signed (but not numbe...
Pencil, Lithograph, Offset
Big Dipper-- Print, Aquatint, Art by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Big Dipper, 1982 Ed Ruscha Aquatint in indigo and black, on wove paper Signed, dated and inscribed 'A. P. 4' One of ten artist's proofs aside from the edition of 10 Published by C...
Aquatint
$17,800
Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1st Edition Artist Book, Signed & inscribed
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
“I don’t have any Seine River like Monet, I’ve just got US 66 between Oklahoma and Los Angeles.” — Ed Ruscha True First Edition of Ruscha's most iconic book - hand signed with except...
Foil
$7,000
America Needs Hart (vintage campaign offset lithograph hand signed by Ed Ruscha)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha America Needs Hart (Hand Signed), 1983 Offset lithograph (Hand signed by Ed Ruscha) 36 inches (vertical) x 24 inches (horizontal) Boldly signed in marker by Ed Ruscha on th...
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Ed Ruscha Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass 1968 (1st edition)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ed Ruscha Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass 1968: 1st edition of Ed Ruscha's Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass. The highly collectible Ed Ruscha artsit book featuring prin...
Paper
$4,500
Ed Ruscha - LIFE Offset lithograph poster (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha) Lt Ed of 23
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph poster Boldly signed in black marker by Ed Ruscha on the front This is one of only 23 hand signed posters that the artist contributed to the Venice Art Walk in 1988...
Lithograph, Offset
$8,800
Artist Book Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass Hand signed by Ed Ruscha LtEd
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass (HAND SIGNED), 1976 Limited Edition Artist's Book Boldly signed by Ed Ruscha on the first front end page 7 × 5 1/2 inches This is the...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$7,800
Other
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Created by Ed Ruscha in 2004, Other is a one-color lithograph on German etching paper. Hand-signed in pencil, dated, and numbered edition 37 of 250, with the blindstamp of the publis...
Lithograph
Make New History
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Ed Ruscha multiple published on the occasion of the Gala of the 30th Anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Printed in an edition of approximately 1000 copies ...
Linen
Cheese Mold Standard with Olive, 1969, Hand Signed Screen Print, AP Edition
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered 'AP' by the artist (main edition of 150 plus 10 artist proofs made). Image size 19.5 x 37 inches. Sheet size 25.7...
Screen
$8,800
Ed Ruscha Book cover: "Ed Ruscha Mountains and Portraits" Hand Signed by Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph softcover book cover (hand signed by Ed Ruscha) Front and back covers of the octavo (monograph): "Ed Ruscha - Mountains and Portraits: Mementos of the Human Race Ta...
Offset
$11,000
Blue Suds
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is known internationally for his blending of conceptual approaches with pop sensibilities. Today he is firmly established as a leading figure in American 20th cen...
Screen
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Ed Ruscha "Science is Truth Found Out" Scarf
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Ruscha, Edward Title: Science is Truth Found Out Series: (RED)ition Winter 2022 Date: 2022 Medium: Silk twill scarf Unframed Dimensions: 51.25" x 51.25" Comes folded in the original presentation box (13 1/2 x 13 1/2in) Signature: Printed signature Edition: 62/500 Produced by Massif Central...
Textile, Silk
$11,000
Grey Suds
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is known internationally for his blending of conceptual approaches with pop sensibilities. Today he is firmly established as a leading figure in American 20th cen...
Screen
Lonely Highway
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Ed Ruscha (1937) Lonely Highway (2019) Color direct gravure with aquatint Image size: 15.25 x 24.5 in (38.7 x 62.2 cm) Sheet size: 21.25 x 29.5 in (54 x 74.9 cm) Frame size: 27 x 35...
Color, Aquatint
Science Is Truth Found Out (Red)ition, Contemporary Silk Print, 2022
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Ed Ruscha SCIENCE IS TRUTH FOUND OUT (RED)ITION, 2022 100% Silk twill Signed in the plate and numbered 130 × 130 cm 142.5 x 141 cm (Framed) Edition of 500
Silk
$35,000
Vanish
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
This original screenprint in colours is hand signed in pencil “E. Ruscha” at the lower left sheet edge. It is dated “1973” next to the signature. It is also hand inscribed in pencil ‘Artist...
Screen
$10,000
Ed Ruscha, GOD signed and numbered print limited edition of 50 in artist's frame
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha GOD, 2010 Digital Light Jet Print in Artist-Designed Frame Edition 48/50 Hand-signed by artist, Signed, numbered and dated 48/50 by Ed Ruscha in black marker on the back P...
Felt Pen, Inkjet
$4,950
Ed Ruscha - ED IN BURGH - AMERICA'S COOLEST LIVING ARTIST scarce Scottish poster
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha - ED IN BURGH - AMERICA'S COOLEST LIVING ARTIST, 2004 Scarce long sold out offset lithograph poster, published on the occasion of the Ed Ruscha exhibition at the Scottish ...
Lithograph, Offset
Hollywood Fruit-Metrecal
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Ed Ruscha Hollywood Fruit-Metrecal 1971 Silkscreen with grape and apricot jam and Metrecal 15 x 42 in. Artist’s Proof (one of 18 artist’s proofs, apart from t...
Screen, Mixed Media
$125,000
The End - 1991 - Lithograph - Artist Proof (A.P.) - Text - Hollywood Film Ending
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
The End 1991 Lithograph 26 3/16 x 36 3/4 in. Artist Proof (A.P.) Pencil signed, dated and numbered Ed Ruscha currently has a retrospective, ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, at The Museum of Mo...
Lithograph
The World and Its Surroundings, from the Global Editions Series
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Rives BFK paper, torn and deckle edges
Lithograph
Ed Ruscha, Jet Baby, 2011
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
2011 Lithograph in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 29 x 28 in. (73.7 x 71.1 cm) Signed, dated, and numbered 'CTP 4' (apart from the edition of 50) in pencil, lower margin published by H...
Lithograph, Paper
SIGNED Ed RUSCHA A Few Palm Trees (Ed Ruscha A Few Palm Trees 1st edition)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ed Ruscha A Few Palm Trees 1971 (1st edition): Hand-signed 1st edition of Ed Ruscha's A Few Palm Trees. The highly collectible Ed Ruscha artsit book featuring photographs of thirteen...
Paper
Swarm of Red Ants, from: Insects
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
ED (Edward) RUSCHA (born 1937) 1937 Omaha, Nebraska (American) Title: Swarm of Red Ants, from: Insects, 1972 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numb...
Screen
Turbo Tears -- Print, Lithograph, Text Art by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Turbo Tears, 2020 Ed Ruscha Lithograph in colours, on grey BFK Rives Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 120 From the Tate Modern 21 Years print portfolio Printed by Hami...
Lithograph
$14,500
Ed Ruscha, Los Angeles Bicentennial Lithograph: 200 Years Old, rare Signed/N ed.
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha 200 Years Old, 1980 Lithograph with offset lettering Hand signed and numbered 132/425 by Ed Ruscha in graphite pencil on the front 30 1/2 × 25 inches Unframed Bibliography...
Lithograph, Offset
Some Los Angeles Apartments - True, Stated 1st Edition of only 700 Artist Book
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Some Los Angeles Apartments (Unsigned), 1965 True First Edition Artist Book: Stated Limited Edition of only 700 7 × 5 1/2 inches Unframed A rare and elusive 1960s Artist Bo...
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$55,000
Stranger
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Ed Ruscha Stranger 1983 Lithograph 30 x 22 1/2 in. Bon A Tirer (B.A.T.) from an edition of 7 Pencil signed and annotated B.A.T. Accompanied with COA by Gregg...
Lithograph
The Fan and its Surroundings, from the Global Editions Series
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Rives BFK paper, torn and deckle edges
Lithograph
$1,000
Some Los Angeles Apartments - Artist Book published in a limited edition of 3000
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1970 Softback monograph with stiff wraps Second Edition Limited Edition of 3000 (the first edition in 1968 was 700) 7 × 5 1/2 inches Accompanie...
Paper, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$3,500
Reading Ed Ruscha (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha), Lt. Ed. European offset lithograph
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Reading Ed Ruscha (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha), 2012 Offset Lithograph Poster Boldly signed in black marker by Ed Ruscha on the lower front, edition of approx. 50 hand signe...
Lithograph, Offset
$9,500
EDWARD RUSCHA - HARD AT WORK - note to museum director, Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Autographed postcard to Ruth Fine, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC postmarked December 27, 1982 from Los Angeles A rare and highly engaging vintage piece of artist correspond...
Postcard, Graphite
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
Angel (Engberg, 211; Tamarind, 91-319), Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ed Ruscha (1937) Title: Angel (Engberg, 211; Tamarind, 91-319) Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 53/68, plus proofs Size: 12.07 x 16 inches Condition: Ex...
Screen
Ed Ruscha Zoot Soot 2015 Die-Cut Letterpress on Handmade Paper Signed Edition
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Ed Ruscha Title: Zoot Soot Medium: Die-Cut letterpress on handmade paper with colored threads Year: 2015 Paper Size: 10-3/4" x 13-3/4" Frame Size: 16-1/2" x 19-1/2" Edition: ...
Paper
Sweet Taters
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Ed Ruscha Sweet Taters, 2021 Fine bone china Printed signature and edition details on verso Comes with custom artist box with printed signature Diameter: 10.5" / 26.7 cm Edition o...
Ceramic
Antique Vintage Frame, Ornate Design, 19th Century, 24x36 Inches
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. A minimalist masterwork, Ghost Station (STANDARD) by Ed ...
Handmade Paper
Jumping Fish
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Etching on R.K.Burt paper, cut, torn, and deckle edges
Color, Etching
Two Jumping Fish
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Etching on R.K.Burt paper: cut, torn, and deckle edges
Color, Etching
Ed Ruscha, Ice - Signed Exhibition Poster, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 2002
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare original poster from Ed Ruscha’s 2002 exhibition titled "Ed Ruscha", held at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg from February 2 to April 28, 2002. This poster is hand-signed by the artist i...
Offset
Time Is Up -- Print, Lithograph, Art by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Time Is Up, 1989 Ed Ruscha Lithograph, on grey Rives BFK Signed, dated and numbered 23/35 Published by the artist Printed by Ed Hamilton Sheet: 91.4 × 68.6 cm (36 × 27 in) Literatu...
Lithograph
L.C. (Leo Castelli 90th Birthday Portfolio)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Greenwich, CT
L.C. is a screenprint by Ed Ruscha with an image size of 37 x 27 inches and framed dimensions of 50.5 x 40.5 inches. From the total edition of 190, signed 'Ed Ruscha '97' lower right...
Paper, Screen
Ed Ruscha, L.C. (from Leo Castelli 90th Birthday), 1997, Pop Art, Signed Print
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, born 1937) L.C., from Leo Castelli 90th Birthday, 1997 Medium: Screenprint in colors, on Somerset Velvet paper Dimensions: 94.2 x 68.8 cm (37 1/8 x 27 1/8 in) Ed...
Screen
Ed Ruscha, Sweet Taters - Limited Edition Plate, Pop Art, Conceptual Art
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) Sweet Taters, 2021 Medium: Fine bone china plate 10 7/10 in diameter 27.3 cm diameter Edition of 250: Printed signature and edition details on verso Condition: E...
Porcelain
$2,255
Ed Ruscha, Various Small Fires and Milk - Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Artist's Book
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) Various Small Fires and Milk, 1964/1970 Medium: Artist’s book (48 pages), glassine dust jacket Dimensions: 17.8 x 14.2 cm Second edition (1970): 3000 unn...
Paper
Ed Ruscha, Photographer - Signed Exhibition Poster, Museum Ludwig, 2006
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare original poster for Ed Ruscha's 2006 exhibition "Ed Ruscha: Photographer". The exhibition was held at Museum Ludwig from 2 September - 26 November in Köln (in cooperation w...
Felt Pen, Offset
$15,432
Ed Ruscha, Insect Slant (Ants) - Lithograph and Screenprint, 1973, Signed Print
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, born 1937) Insect Slant (Ants), from Reality and Paradoxes, 1973 Medium: Lithograph and screenprint, on Rives BFK paper Dimensions: 55.9 x 76.2 cm (22 x 30 in) E...
Lithograph, Screen
Red Ants, from: Insects, 1972
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
ED (Edward) RUSCHA (born 1937) 1937 Omaha, Nebraska (American) Title: Red Ants, from Insects, 1972 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated, and Numbered Scre...
Screen
$1,899
Ed Ruscha, Some Los Angeles Apartments - Artist's Book, Conceptual Art, Pop Art
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1965/1970 Medium: Artist’s book (black offset printing on 100 lb. white Vicksburg Vellum text paper) Dimensions: 17.8 x 14 x...
Offset
Chicago Art Fair (C.I.A.E)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches 88 paper
Color, Lithograph