Chicago Art Fair (C.I.A.E)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches 88 paper
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Ed Ruscha Art
American, b. 1937
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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Artist: Ed Ruscha
Ed RuschaSouth, 1991
$12,000
South
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on white Rives BFK paper Proofs: 10AP, 1BAT, 2CTP, 2PP, 4 publisher's proofs, 1 shop proof, 5TP Inscriptions: Signed and dated in pencil lower right, "Ed Ruscha 91", numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Ghost Station Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, Signed, 2011, 65/85
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Mixografía print on handmade paper by American artist Ed Ruscha (b. 1937), titled "Ghost Station," created in 2011. This impression is numbered 65 from the edition of 85, plus 24 art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Handmade Paper
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
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
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
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ed RuschaSex, 1991
$35,000
Sex
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
Ed Ruscha Sex 1991 Lithograph 28 x 35 1/2 in. Edition 17/30 Pencil signed, dated, and numbered Edward Ruscha has remained an important figure in American art since the early 1960's ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
1970s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Screen
Two Jumping Fish
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Etching on R.K.Burt paper: cut, torn, and deckle edges
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Color, Etching
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...
Category
1970s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Screen
Jumping Fish
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Etching on R.K.Burt paper, cut, torn, and deckle edges
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Color, Etching
Boiling Blood, Fly, 1969
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
ED (Edward) RUSCHA (born 1937) 1937 Omaha, Nebraska (American) Title: Boiling Blood, Fly, 1969 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove...
Category
1960s Abstract Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ed RuschaClock - Signed Limited Edition Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, 1994, 1994
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Clock - Signed Limited Edition Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, 1994
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Clock” (1994) is a Mixografía® print on handmade paper by American artist, Ed Ruscha. The subject matter of a clock face is nearly camouflaged within tall, dry grass, continuing th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Embossed Print
Ed RuschaDog - Signed Limited Edition Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, 1994, 1994
Price Upon Request
Dog - Signed Limited Edition Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, 1994
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Dog” (1994) is a Mixografía® print on handmade paper by American artist, Ed Ruscha. The close-cropped silhouette of a dog is a more sentimental subject than Ruscha's usual focus of...
Category
1990s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Embossed Print
Ed RuschaGhost Station - Signed Limited Edition Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, 2011, 2011
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Ghost Station - Signed Limited Edition Mixografía Print on Handmade Paper, 2011
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Ghost Station” (2011) is a Mixografía® print on handmade paper by American artist, Ed Ruscha. In this print, color is eliminated entirely from Standard gas station, one of Ruscha's...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Embossed Print
Ed RuschaRusty Signs - Dead End 1 - Limited Edition Signed Mixografía Print, 2014, 2014
Price Upon Request
Rusty Signs - Dead End 1 - Limited Edition Signed Mixografía Print, 2014
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Rusty Signs - Dead End 1” (2014) is a Mixografía® print on handmade paper by American artist, Ed Ruscha. This print with the text-based subject continues Ruscha's decades-long pract...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Embossed Print
Ed RuschaThe End - Set of Four Framed Glass Holograms, 1998-2016
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The End - Set of Four Framed Glass Holograms
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Ed Ruscha is one of the most distinguished American artists due in part for his explorations of the symbols of Americana and the relationship between language and art. The End is a c...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Glass
Ed RuschaEgg, 1974
Price Upon Request
Egg
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Egg 1974 Signed, dated, and numbered Lithograph on arches paper (Edition of 24) 8.5 x 19 inches, image
Category
1970s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ed RuschaL.A.S.F. #3, 2003
Price Upon Request
L.A.S.F. #3
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2003, this color soft-ground etching is hand-signed by Ed Ruscha (Nebraska, 1937 - ) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition of 35 in pencil in the ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Etching
Ed RuschaOther, 2004
Price Upon Request
Other
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Edward Ruscha Other, 2004 is hand-signed by Edward Ruscha (1937, Nebraska - ) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil in the lower right...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ed RuschaBlack Ants, 1972
Price Upon Request
Black Ants
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
from the Insect series.
Category
Late 20th Century Dada Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Printer's Ink
Ed RuschaFive Views From The Panhandle, 1962/2007
Price Upon Request
Five Views From The Panhandle
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Edition 28 of 30 Suite of five silver gelatin prints
Category
1960s Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ed RuschaAll Points (Black State), 2010
Price Upon Request
All Points (Black State)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
All Points (Black State), 2010 three color lithograph 12 × 14 in 30.5 × 35.6 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ed RuschaSelf Service, Milan, New Mexico, 1962/1989
Price Upon Request
Self Service, Milan, New Mexico
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Image Size: 10 1/4 x 10 inches Frame Size: 20 x 24 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso
Category
Ed Ruscha Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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What is Ed Ruscha's art style?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Ed Ruscha's art style is Pop art. He is especially well known for elevating words and signage into works of art. 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 abstract, with ambiguous, free-floating phrases pinned to natural vistas, scenes of highways and monochrome backgrounds. Shop a variety of Ed Ruscha art on 1stDibs.- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024The Sand in the Vaseline from Ed Ruscha is the name of a work of art. Ruscha produced the piece by painting the words "sand in the vaseline" in egg yolk on gray satin. His goal in producing the painting was to evoke feelings of confusion in the viewer. When asked about his motives, he responded, "Isn't disorientation one of the best things about making art?" Find a range of Ed Ruscha art on 1stDibs.
How did Ed Ruscha make his art?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ed Ruscha made his well-known collage art by combining words and images from advertisements and other pieces of media. He often incorporated found items and unconventional materials like blood, liquid medicine and food. You'll find a selection of Ed Ruscha art on 1stDibs.What is Ed Ruscha famous for?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ed Ruscha is famous for his text paintings made during the 1960s. The American conceptual and Pop art artist was born on December 16, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. On 1stDibs, you can shop a collection of Ed Ruscha textual art.- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Ed Ruscha is a conceptual artist. His work also shows elements of Pop art. However, the artist does not associate his own work with either movement. He is well known for his text paintings first produced during the 1960s. Find a variety of Ed Ruscha on 1stDibs.
Why is Ed Ruscha important?
1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ed Ruscha is a multi-medium contemporary artist who has widely been hailed as an important player in the Pop Art movement. You can shop a selection of Ed Ruscha’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs