Air, Water, Fire

1974 - 1975, published 1975

Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Robert Knisel

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint with lacquer on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 65.7 × 83.19 cm (25 7/8 × 32 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.47.182

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 579.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999, no. 80.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 45.3. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: 33/57 Edward Ruscha 1974; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ER74-5093

Markings

stamped lower left verso in gray ink: [Gemini G.E.L.] © copyright Gemini G.E.L. / 8365 Melrose Ave., L.A., Ca. 90069

Wikidata ID

Q74068941

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