Lot Essay
“Words have temperatures... When they reach a certain point and become hot, they appeal to me.”
—Ed Ruscha
—Ed Ruscha
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Property from an Important Private Collection
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Smoke Came Out of Her Ears, Fuses Fizzled and Popped
Details
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Smoke Came Out of Her Ears, Fuses Fizzled and Popped
signed and dated 'Edward Ruscha 1976' (on the reverse)
pastel on paper
22 1⁄2 x 28 1⁄2 in. (57.2 x 72.4 cm.)
Executed in 1976.
Smoke Came Out of Her Ears, Fuses Fizzled and Popped
signed and dated 'Edward Ruscha 1976' (on the reverse)
pastel on paper
22 1⁄2 x 28 1⁄2 in. (57.2 x 72.4 cm.)
Executed in 1976.
Provenance
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Dootson/Calderhead Gallery, Seattle
Joanne and Jules Glazer, Los Angeles
Their sale; Santa Monica Auctions, Los Angeles, 1 June 2008, lot 287A
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Dootson/Calderhead Gallery, Seattle
Joanne and Jules Glazer, Los Angeles
Their sale; Santa Monica Auctions, Los Angeles, 1 June 2008, lot 287A
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
D. Tarzan, "Art is Just a Word to Ruscha," Seattle Times, May 1976, p. D4 (illustrated).
E. Ruscha, They Called her Styrene, London, 2000, n.p. (illustrated).
L. Turvey, Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper, Volume One: 1956-1976, New Haven, 2014, p. 420, no. D1976.16 (illustrated).
E. Ruscha, They Called her Styrene, London, 2000, n.p. (illustrated).
L. Turvey, Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper, Volume One: 1956-1976, New Haven, 2014, p. 420, no. D1976.16 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Seattle, Dootson/Calderhead, Edward Ruscha, May-June 1976.
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