Thirtyfive Works by Ed Ruscha

This sale is an offering from the Clarke Collection, a trove of convention-defying works amassed by the renowned architect Fred Clarke and his wife Laura Weir Clarke. The couple’s holdings of works by Ed Ruscha comprise the largest grouping within the collection, including unique works on paper, lithographs and a collection of first-edition artist books. This tightly curated selection features the Los Angeles-based artist’s signature wordplay and recycled imagery, with highlights including Wavy Robot (1975), Water Soluble Dreams (1984) and Standard Station (1996).