Details
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Bamboo Pole
signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha 1980' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
20 x 158 3/4 in. (50.8 x 403.2 cm.)
Painted in 1980
Provenance
Ace Gallery, Venice.
The Capitol Group, Los Angeles.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, lot 298.
Gad Marciano, Geneva (acquired at the above sale).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 15 May 2002, lot 173.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
A. Morch, “The Legend’s Beginning,” in San Francisco Examiner, 1982, p. E10.
A. Perry, “Ed Ruscha Offers Entertaining Art,” in Vancouver Province, 1982, p. D-1.
P. Johnson, “Spam What Am,” in Houston Chronicle, 1983, p. 14.
R. Dean and E. Wright, eds., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Two: 1971-1982, New York, 2005, p.298, no. P1980.04 (illustrated in color, p. 299).
Exhibited
Venice, Ace Gallery, Ed Ruscha Paintings, 1980.
Vancouver, Ace Gallery, Ed Ruscha Recent Paintings, 1981.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Vancouver Art Gallery; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Works of Edward Ruscha, March 1982-June 1983, pp. 141-143, no. 50 (illustrated in color, pl. 140).
Los Angeles, Security Pacific National Bank, Gallery at the Plaza, California Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of The Capitol Group, September-December 1985.
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Details
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Bamboo Pole
signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha 1980' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
20 x 158 3/4 in. (50.8 x 403.2 cm.)
Painted in 1980
Provenance
Ace Gallery, Venice.
The Capitol Group, Los Angeles.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, lot 298.
Gad Marciano, Geneva (acquired at the above sale).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 15 May 2002, lot 173.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
A. Morch, “The Legend’s Beginning,” in San Francisco Examiner, 1982, p. E10.
A. Perry, “Ed Ruscha Offers Entertaining Art,” in Vancouver Province, 1982, p. D-1.
P. Johnson, “Spam What Am,” in Houston Chronicle, 1983, p. 14.
R. Dean and E. Wright, eds., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Two: 1971-1982, New York, 2005, p.298, no. P1980.04 (illustrated in color, p. 299).
Exhibited
Venice, Ace Gallery, Ed Ruscha Paintings, 1980.
Vancouver, Ace Gallery, Ed Ruscha Recent Paintings, 1981.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Vancouver Art Gallery; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Works of Edward Ruscha, March 1982-June 1983, pp. 141-143, no. 50 (illustrated in color, pl. 140).
Los Angeles, Security Pacific National Bank, Gallery at the Plaza, California Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of The Capitol Group, September-December 1985.
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
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