Lot Essay
This work will be included in a forthcoming Edward Ruscha Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, edited by Robert Dean.
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Damn Mad Open Book
Details
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Damn Mad Open Book
signed twice and dated twice 'Ed Ruscha 2003' (on the reverse and on the backing board)
acrylic on raw linen
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 2003.
Damn Mad Open Book
signed twice and dated twice 'Ed Ruscha 2003' (on the reverse and on the backing board)
acrylic on raw linen
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 2003.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
"Artist's Porject," Point d'ironie (agnès b.), June 2005, no. 37.
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