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Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Inferno , 1987 (Executed)
Lot #21 |
2014-05-12 |
Christie's, New York
If I Live I'll See You Tuesday: Contemporary Art Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 3495
Auction name: If I Live I'll See You Tuesday: Contemporary Art Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2014-05-12
End date: 2014-05-12
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 72 x 72 in. (182.8 x 182.8 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
182.8
Width In Centimeters:
182.8
Height In Inches:
72
Width In Inches:
72
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Year notes: Executed in 1987.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Eric and Carol Schwartz, Denver<br> <br> Anthony Grant Inc., New York<br> <br> Edward Taylor Nahem Fine Art, New York<br> <br> Private collection<br> <br> Anon. sale; Phillips, New York, 12 May 2011, lot 7<br> <br> Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> H. Hopkins,<br> <br> California Painters: New Work<br> <br> , San Francisco, 1989, p. 112 (illustrated).<br> <br> R. Dean and E. Wright, ed.,<br> <br> Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Three: 1983-1987<br> <br> , New York, 2007, pp. 274-275, no. P1987.08 (illustrated).
Catalog summary
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) Inferno signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha '87' (on the reverse); signed again, titled and dated again 'ED RUSCHA "INFERNO" 1987' (on the stretcher) acrylic on canvas 72 x 72 in. (182.8 x 182.8 cm.) Painted in 1987.