Double Standard

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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Double Standard
screenprint in colors, on wove paper, 1969, signed by the artist with his collaborator Mason Williams in pencil, numbered 20/40 (there was also one artist's proof), published by the artist, Los Angeles, California, the sheet trimmed, a 3 5/8-in. repaired tear in the upper center sheet, framed
Image: 19 ½ x 36 7/8 in. (495 x 937 mm.)
Sheet: 25 x 39 1/8 in. (635 x 994 mm.)

Literature

Engberg 32

Lot Essay

I always liked the architecture of gas stations. They had zoom quality, the way they projected themselves in space. The signs for the stations were lifted up in the air and they really caught your eye, and the gas station was a sleek metal box sitting under it. I loved that roof overhang of a gas station. In those days, it was connected to the office and garage of the station. The way they swept off the building was like a huge wing. It's a very modern, almost abstract image...It is a very progressive form of architecture
-Ed Ruscha

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