Ed Ruscha
Cass , 1972 (Executed)
Lot #742 |
2023-05-19 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 120,000 - 180,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11174
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2023-05-19
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 17½ by 44½ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
44.5
Width In Centimeters:
113
Height In Inches:
17.5
Width In Inches:
44.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Mama Cass, Los Angeles (acquired as a gift from the artist and Leon Bing) Owen Elliot-Kugell, Los Angeles (acquired from the above by descent) Sotheby's, New York, 14 December 2010, lot 44 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Lisa Turvey, ed., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper , Volume One: 1956-1976 , New York 2014, no. D1972.50, p. 323, illustrated in color
Catalog summary
Ed Ruscha b. 1937 Cass signed (lower right); dedicated Happy B Day Cass '72 (center) acrylic on silkscreen on paper 17½ by 44½ in. 44.5 by 113 cm. Executed in 1972. Provenance Mama Cass, Los Angeles (acquired as a gift from the artist and Leon Bing) Owen Elliot-Kugell, Los Angeles (acquired from the above by descent) Sotheby's, New York, 14 December 2010, lot 44 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Lisa Turvey, ed., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper , Volume One: 1956-1976 , New York 2014, no. D1972.50, p. 323, illustrated in color