Sweets, Meats, Sheets

1974

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Robert Knisel

Printer, American, active late 20th century

John Roberts

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

There is a crumpled red satin sheet covering the background. Positioned on the satin are a stack of packaged meat products towards the center and lower part of the image, a white sealed package just below them, and a bag of chocolate kisses higher on the red fabric. The color palette consists of vivid red, white, beige tones from the packaging, and dark accents from the chocolate bag. The red fabric forms the backdrop, with the meat packages and chocolates creating a vertical arrangement, while the white package is in the lower half closer to the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint with lacquer on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 83.82 × 63.5 cm (33 × 25 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 83

  • Series Title

    Tropical Fish Series

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan; Yonago City Museum, Japan; Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Japan, 1984-1989, no. 30.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 582.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999, no. 83.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 45.6. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: 33/55; lower right verso in graphite: Edward Ruscha 1974; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ER74-5096

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

Q74046363

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