Lot 606
Lot 606
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A M

EDWARD RUSCHA (B. 1937)

Price Realised USD 106,250
Estimate
USD 80,000 - USD 120,000
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A M

EDWARD RUSCHA (B. 1937)

Price Realised USD 106,250
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Price Realised USD 106,250
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EDWARD RUSCHA (B. 1937)
A M
signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha '88' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'Edward Ruscha "A. M." 1988' (on the reverse)
dry pigment and acrylic on paper
40 x 29¾ in. (101.6 x 75.5 cm.)
Executed in 1988.

Provenance
Karsten Schubert, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988

Exhibited
London, Karsten Schubert, Ed Ruscha Recent Works on Paper, 1988, p. 2 (illustrated in color).
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Lot Essay

This work will be included in a forthcoming volume of Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper.

Known for his Pop interpretations of classic American culture, this work is aptly titled "A M " with Ruscha pulling in the iconic image of American productivity, the crowing rooster at the crack of dawn. Stated the artist in 1989, "that's another mythical American concept, the idea of waking up early in the morning. That was a powerful silhouette."

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