Olive, Screw

1969

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image includes a silver screw and a green olive with a red pimento. The background is comprised of muted gray tones, contrasting with the metallic silver, olive green, and bright red colors of the objects. The screw is positioned in the upper right quadrant at an angle, while the olive is placed slightly lower in the frame.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on calendered Rives wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.7 x 17.8 cm (5 x 7 in.)
    sheet: 24.5 x 31 cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.766

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1984 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2544.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 25.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Tam. Imp. / E. Ruscha 1969; lower left verso in graphite: 2544 / calendered Rives

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Milant (T.59)

Wikidata ID

Q74063413

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