Hurting The Word Radio 2 By Ed Ruscha. Courtesy of christie's images ltd. Courtesy of christie’s images ltd.
With his choice of the word ‘radio’, we can imagine the artist driving past a large billboard on one of the los angeles freeways, music blaring from his car. Christie’s is already selling 35 works on paper by ed ruscha consigned by architect fred clarke and the cache looked like it would meet an excited market for the artist’s work. Top estimate at christie’s, vintage ed ruscha painting could break artist’s record.
Hurting The Word Radio #2 (1963) Sold For $52,485,000 In November 2019, And.
Jeff bezos kicked off the new decade with a $1.8 billion windfall from the sale of amazon.com inc. Edward ruscha was born on december 16, 1937 in omaha, nebraska. Hurting the word radio #2 is a prominent example of ruscha’s early text paintings, a body of work that, in the 1960s, positioned him next to pop progenitors like andy warhol and roy lichtenstein.
Christie’s Fall Auction Of Contemporary Art Raised $325.3 Million, Well Below The $539 Million Total For Its Spring Sale That Featured The S.i.
Courtesy of christie’s images ltd. Ruscha first began to include text in his paintings in the late 1950s, when he discovered the oeuvre of jasper johns and robert rauschenberg while studying at the chouinard art institute in los angeles. Signed, titled and dated 'hurting the word radio #2 1964 edward j.
Ed Ruscha's Hurting The Word Radio, #2, 1964, Achieved A $56.2 Million At Christie's On Wednesday, A Record For The Artist.
Painted in 1964, it is now the most expensive work by ruscha. It was then acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, joan and jack quinn, in the early 1970s. Ed ruscha’s hurting the word radio 2, 1964, sold for $52.5 million.
Hurting The Word Radio 2, 1964.
Lukisan “hurting the word radio #2” karya ed ruscha ditampilkan dalam lelang di rumah lelang christie di new york, as./bloomberg. He was born in omaha, nebraska, in 1937 and was raised in oklahoma city. As ruscha’s friends and patrons, the quinns acquired ‘hurting the word radio #2’ directly from the artist in the early 70s.
In 1956 Ruscha Drove West From Oklahoma City With Songwriter Mason Williams.
Jeff bezos, the richest man in the world, has reportedly recently dipped his toe into the art market: Here, the bold, stately letters synonymous with ruscha’s practice become distorted and. A highlight at christie's was california artist ed ruscha's hurting the word radio #2, 1964, which sold for an artist auction record of $52.5 million with fees.
