Flies from Insects

1972

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows horizontal lines evenly spaced across the canvas background. Small dark shapes are scattered across the surface, resembling flies on a textured background.
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The image displays a large, irregular, dark brown shape in the upper left corner, transitioning into smaller speckles and dots towards the right. This abstract composition creates a visual shift from dense to sparse. The color fades gently, giving an organic feel to the image.

Insects

Ed Ruscha, Styria Studio

1972

The image shows small black shapes scattered on a background of horizontal lines in varying shades of brown, resembling textured wood with black shapes dispersed like insects. The black shapes are clustered in some areas and more sparse in others, creating a dynamic pattern against the linear backdrop resembling wood grain.

Black Ants from Insects

Ed Ruscha

1972

The image shows a collection of small, symmetrically arranged shapes across the canvas. The shapes are reminiscent of insects and are spread out like a colony. Some shapes move away from the center while others cluster together in the middle. The overall composition gives the impression of a swarm dispersing outward. The background is muted and consistent in color.

Swarm of Red Ants from Insects

Ed Ruscha

1972

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Neal T. Turtell and Thomas G. Klarner

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Inscriptions

recto: 47/100 [lower left in graphite] E Ruscha 1972 [signed, lower left in graphite]; verso: © COPYRIGHT EDWARD RUSCHA & MULTIPLS INC PAINTE AT SYRIA STUDIO LTD. [stamped in ink lower left]/.

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