Details

Provenance

Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco Burnet Miller Gallery, Los Angeles Wall Gallery, Fukuoka Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

San Francisco, Fuller Goldeen Gallery, Edward Ruscha: Paintings , 1986 Nagoya, Institute of Contemporary Arts; Japan Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988, p. 44, illustrated in color

Literature

Robert Dean and Erin Wright, Eds., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Three: 1983-1987 , New York 2007, cat. no. P1986.26, pp. 224-225, illustrated in color Kenneth Baker, The Cool Ruscha , San Francisco Chronicle, 1986, p. 38 Condition This work is in good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Department at (212) 606-7254 for a professional condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. Framed. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. Catalogue Note “The dark paintings came mostly from photography, although they are not photographically done or anything. I feel that they are related to the subject of photography. They are dark and strokeless. They’re painted with an airbrush.” Ed Ruscha

Catalog summary

Ed Ruscha Untitled signed and dated 1986 on the reverse acrylic on canvas 48 by 84 in. 121.9 by 213.4 cm. Provenance Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco Burnet Miller Gallery, Los Angeles Wall Gallery, Fukuoka Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited San Francisco, Fuller Goldeen Gallery, Edward Ruscha: Paintings , 1986 Nagoya, Institute of Contemporary Arts; Japan Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988, p. 44, illustrated in color Literature Robert Dean and Erin Wright, Eds., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Three: 1983-1987 , New York 2007, cat. no. P1986.26, pp. 224-225, illustrated in color Kenneth Baker, The Cool Ruscha , San Francisco Chronicle, 1986, p. 38 Condition This work is in good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Department at (212) 606-7254 for a professional condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. Framed. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. Catalogue Note “The dark paintings came mostly from photography, although they are not photographically done or anything. I feel that they are related to the subject of photography. They are dark and strokeless. They’re painted with an airbrush.” Ed Ruscha