Eleven Pieces of Cheese

1975 - 1976, published 1976

Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Barbara Thomason

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.5 × 52.39 cm (14 3/4 × 20 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.47.185

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 91


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 721.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999, no. 91.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 45.8. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: 21/50; lower right verso in graphite: Edward Ruscha; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ER75-732

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74068949


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