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1969

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows three large geometric shapes: a cube, a cylinder, and a rounded cylindrical form in grayscale. The color palette consists of black, white, and gray. The cube is on the left, the cylinder is in the middle, and the rounded cylindrical shape is on the right, forming a linear arrangement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on calendered Rives wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.7 x 17.7 cm (5 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.4 x 30.7 cm (9 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.764

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 23

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. 2542.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 23.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Tam. Imp. / E. Ruscha 1969; lower left verso in graphite: 2542 / calendered Rives

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74063408

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