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The End #68

2006

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names

Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

The image consists of abstract lines and shapes in gradients of black and grey, with splatters of yellow and blue. Stylized letters resembling a medieval script spell out the phrase 'The End.' The overall appearance is reminiscent of an aged book cover or old cinematic title card, with faded text and a streaky background similar to motion picture credits or chapter markings.

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Artwork overview

Medium

acrylic and ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Collectors Committee and Irwin and Ginny Edlavitch
Dimensions

image: 41 × 64.7 cm (16 1/8 × 25 1/2 in.)
sheet: 60.96 × 76.2 cm (24 × 30 in.)
Accession Number

2007.26.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist; purchased by NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Ruscha, Ed

Exhibition History

2008

Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, May 5 - November 2, 2008, checklist no. 198. No catalog.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite; Ed Ruscha 2006

Wikidata ID

Q64556269

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