Public Market (working proof 8)

2006

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Crown Point Press

Publisher

This is a drawing of a large sign that reads "PUBLIC MARKET". The drawing features the words "PUBLIC" on the top and "MARKET" below, depicted with a geometric and simplistic style. The lines used are precise, conveying the metallic framework that supports the letters. The background is a series of subtle horizontal lines, giving a textured appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    sugarlift flatbite with hardground etching with gampi chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 67.31 x 75.88 cm (26 1/2 x 29 7/8 in.)
    image: 50.48 × 60.33 cm (19 7/8 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.116.34

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2014

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: Ruscha: Public Market WP8; in unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite: 8 lines - ex + 981 100/981

Wikidata ID

Q76561051

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