Mocha Standard
49.5 cms x 94 cms (19.5 ins x 37 ins)
Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 15/100 in the margin
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art" held on Thu, Nov 23, 2017.
Lot 26491
Lot 26491
Realised: CAD $21,850
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
The Collection of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.
Notes:
Ed Ruscha was born in 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, moved to Oklahoma City in 1941, and to Los Angeles in 1956 to complete his education at the Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of Arts). As early as 1963, he began showing his work at the progressive Ferus Gallery in Law and had his first international show in Cologne, Germany at Galerie Rudolf Zwirner. A few years later, Ruscha began showing his work with the legendary Leo Castelli in New York, as did Richard Serra, Cy Tombly, Roy Lichtenstein, and other world renowned American artists from this period. Subsequently, Ruscha exhibited with the Gagosian Gallery in New York and Beverly Hills.
The Collection of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.
Notes:
Ed Ruscha was born in 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, moved to Oklahoma City in 1941, and to Los Angeles in 1956 to complete his education at the Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of Arts). As early as 1963, he began showing his work at the progressive Ferus Gallery in Law and had his first international show in Cologne, Germany at Galerie Rudolf Zwirner. A few years later, Ruscha began showing his work with the legendary Leo Castelli in New York, as did Richard Serra, Cy Tombly, Roy Lichtenstein, and other world renowned American artists from this period. Subsequently, Ruscha exhibited with the Gagosian Gallery in New York and Beverly Hills.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.