Edward Ruscha
Thinking the Same , 1974 (Executed)
Lot #63 |
2015-05-12 |
Doyle, New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 60,000 - 80,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Doyle
Auction number: 7702
Auction name: Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2015-05-12
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 22 3/8 x 28 3/4 inches (56.83 x 73.02 cm)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
56.83
Width In Centimeters:
73.02
Height In Inches:
22.375
Width In Inches:
28.75
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Year notes: Executed in 1974.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Private collection
Condition
Two light scuffs at lower left, one 4 inches, the other 2 inches. Two light scuffs top center, one 3 inches, the other 1 1/2 inches. Stain on verso, center to left at bottom edge 1 3/4 x 17 inches. Minor toning along edges, verso. Stain at bottom verso is faintly visible on recto - the work was professionally restored, stain lightened and was further minimized by adding raw pigment. A spot of foxing at center top verso.
Literature
Edward Ruscha, Guacamole Airlines and Other Drawings by Edward Ruscha, New York: Abrams, 1980, pl. 37, color illus. Edward Ruscha, They Called Her Styrene, London: Phaidon, 2000, n.p., color illus. Lisa Turvey, Edward Ruscha: Catalog Raissonne of the Works on Paper V1: 1956-1976, New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2014, p. 34, p. 375, color illus. Catalog no. D 1974.28