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ED RUSCHA | Stains (ENGBERG B9)
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Stains (ENGBERG B9)
- signed and numbered 21 on the justification; each sheet numbered 1-75 consecutively
- The complete portfolio, comprising 76 stains, loose (as issued), on wove paper, apart from one which is printed on the silk lining, with the title page and list of plates, contained in the original stamped leather portfolio
- each sheet: 12 by 10 3/4 in. 30.5 by 27.3 cm.
- case: 12 1/2 by 11 1/2 by 1 1/2 in. 31.8 by 29.2 by 3.8 cm.
- Executed in 1969, this work is number 21 from an edition of 70, plus 2 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Collection of Betty Asher, Beverly Hills
Collection of Michael Asher, Los Angeles (by descent from the above in 1994)
By descent from the above to the Michael Asher Foundation in 2013
Collection of Michael Asher, Los Angeles (by descent from the above in 1994)
By descent from the above to the Michael Asher Foundation in 2013
Literature
Clive Philpott and Siri Engberg, Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999: A Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 1, Minneapolis 1999, cat. no. B9, pp. 98-99, illustrated in color
Clive Philpott and Siri Engberg, Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999: A Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 2, Minneapolis 1999, cat. no. B9, p. 125
Clive Philpott and Siri Engberg, Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999: A Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 2, Minneapolis 1999, cat. no. B9, p. 125
Condition
This portfolio is in very good condition overall. There is minor evidence of handling and wear to the edges of each sheet, including handling creases at the corner of some sheets. There is minor discoloration to the extreme edges of each sheet. Under close inspection, there is evidence of scattered and pinpoint foxing across the top edge of the title page. There is undulation to some sheets inherent to the artist’s chosen medium and working method. Boxed in original portfolio.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"What is a stain? In normal parlance regarding fabric, the word always denotes soilage, dirtiness, a mess...However, art jargon observes a special meaning of stain, coined by the Clement Greenberg to name the procedure, presumably derived from Jackson Pollock by Helen Frankenthaler, that put within reach the formalist ideals for painting of utter 'flatness' and 'pure opticality.' Making his Stains in the early 1970s, a period that saw among other things the decadence of color field, Ruscha economically revived the Pollockian marriage of beauty and squalor. This may help to explain why, with such apparent modesty, the Stains pack such a punch. They are filthy beautiful in classic key." Peter Schjeldahl in Exh. Cat., New York, Robert Miller Gallery, Edward Ruscha Stains 1971 to 1975, 1992, n.p.