Compass

1990

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha
Artist, American, born 1937
Ron McPherson
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Kenneth Herrand
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Quin Roberts
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Jim Bowling
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Cindee Bessman
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Gemini G.E.L.
Publisher
The image displays a large circle filled with triangular shapes and lines radiating outward in a star-like pattern. It resembles a traditional compass rose, with the cardinal directions—N, E, S, W—marked at four points around the circle. The design features faded blue and white hues and geometric patterns reminiscent of navigational tools found in maps.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on P.T.I. Supra wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 103.03 × 74.45 cm (40 9/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.54.106

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 199

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2017 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1448.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 199.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 45.19. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: S.P. 1/4; lower right in graphite: Ed Ruscha '90; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ER90-5188

Wikidata ID

Q77259870

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