Lot Essay
The present lot is a portrait of the artist's brother, Paul Ruscha, and was commissioned as the program cover for a concert series held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1965.
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Paul's Ear
Details
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Paul's Ear
signed 'E. Ruscha' (lower left)
graphite on paper
6 ¾ x 5 ½ in. (17.1 x 14 cm.)
Drawn in 1965.
Paul's Ear
signed 'E. Ruscha' (lower left)
graphite on paper
6 ¾ x 5 ½ in. (17.1 x 14 cm.)
Drawn in 1965.
Provenance
Sayde Moss, Los Angeles
Arthur Morton, Los Angeles
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Paul Morris Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1995
Arthur Morton, Los Angeles
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Paul Morris Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1995
Literature
L. Turvey, Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper, Volume One: 1956-1976, New Haven, 2014, p. 151, no. D1965.05 (illustrated).
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