Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
American, b. 1937
Indisputably one of the most iconic American artists of the 20th century, Ed Ruscha has built a formidable body of work by staking a claim on the deceptively simple intersection of text and image, superimposing elliptical phrases (or, often, single words) over West Coast landscapes to create prints and paintings that can be read instantaneously yet evade easy understanding.
Alongside artists like Robert Irwin and Billy Al Bengston, Ruscha was a pioneer of the 1960s Los Angeles art scene as part of the famed Ferus Gallery. His embrace of Hollywood vernacular and the open Western road have tied him as closely to the identity of L.A. art as Jackson Pollock is to that of New York.
Coming to California in 1956 at the age of 18, Ruscha intended to become a commercial painter but found himself drawn to fine art, over time being shaped by three galvanizing influences: Marcel Duchamp, Pop art and the movies.
Meeting Duchamp when the Pasadena Art Museum (now the Norton Simon Museum) hosted the French Conceptual artist's first U.S. show, Ruscha was especially affected by his use of "readymade" objects and imagery, rendered unfamiliar through unexpected titles or text. Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup can paintings, meanwhile, were shown for the first time at the Ferus Gallery in 1962, opening up new vistas for Ruscha. Movies, then, provided another inspiration through their use of title cards, placing graphic text over filmic shots — The End, for instance — for maximum impact.
Ruscha began his famous series of word paintings in the 1960s, depicting various views of the Hollywood sign and the logos of studios like 20th Century Fox, but also roadside views like the Standard Oil stations dotting L.A.'s freeways. Over time these became more abstracted, pinning ambiguous, free-floating phrases (Wall Rockets is a famous example) to natural vistas, scenes of highways, or monochrome backgrounds. Beginning in about 1980, the artist began using a sharp font he designed himself, called Boy Scout Utility Modern.
A master printmaker who also works across the mediums of books, drawing, photography and even film — in 2009 he starred in a movie directed by the artist Doug Aitken — Ruscha has been an influence on a staggering array of artists, including Stephen Shore, Christopher Wool and Anselm Kiefer.
Ruscha's work has been featured in dozens of exhibitions around the world, including "Ed Ruscha: 50 Years of Painting" at London's Hayward Gallery (2009), "Ed Ruscha: Made in Los Angeles" at Madrid's Reina Sofia in 2002, a 2000 retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, a survey of his works-on-paper at the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1998, and a 1982 retrospective that traveled to the Whitney Museum. In 2005 he represented the United States at the 51st Venice Biennale, and in 2009 he received a National Arts Award.
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Artist: Ed Ruscha
Historic rare Ed Ruscha Leo Castelli Gallery exhibition offset lithograph poster
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Edward Ruscha: New Paintings, Leo Castelli Gallery, 1980
Offset lithograph poster
22.5 x 18 inches
Unframed
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery
Good vintage condition with some handli...
Category
1980s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Ed Ruscha Los Angeles Bicentennial: 200 Years Old Rare SIGNED & NUMBERED edition
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha
200 Years Old, 1980
Offset lithograph
Hand signed and numbered 132/425 by Ed Ruscha in graphite pencil on the front
30 1/2 × 25 inches
Unframed
Bibliography:
ED RUSCHA: AN ARCHIVE OF PROJECTS, 2023, pg 149.
Publisher:
Haddad's Fine Arts, Inc., California, USA
This is a quintessential Los Angeles print - celebrating the 200th anniversary of the City of Angels; a wonderful, classic Ruscha image. It was commissioned by LA200 for the 1981 Los Angeles Bicentennial, and is based upon an original drawing that Ruscha created for the project. Ruscha's lifelong artistic preoccupation has been a thought-experiment on the theme of the decline of American civilization, so naturally Los Angeles would be represented as a sunset (not a sunrise); the image is also perhaps a subtle reference to Sunset Boulevard - a geographical location as well as the title of an iconic Hollywood movie.
This work is pencil signed and numbered from the limited edition of only 425. A must have for any Ruscha fans with a connection to this legendary West Coast city.
Pop Art, Art with Text...
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1980s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
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Pencil, Graphite, Lithograph, Offset
Artist Book Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass Hand signed by Ed Ruscha LtEd
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha
Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass (HAND SIGNED), 1976
Limited Edition Artist's Book
Boldly signed by Ed Ruscha on the first front end page
7 × 5 1/2 inches
This is the...
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1970s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
CHEESE MOLD STANDARD WITH OLIVE
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered 'AP' by the artist (main edition of 150 plus 10 artist proofs made). Image size 19.5 x 37 inches. Sheet size 25.7...
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1960s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
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Screen
Some Los Angeles Apartments - True, Stated 1st Edition of only 700 Artist Book
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha
Some Los Angeles Apartments (Unsigned), 1965
True First Edition Artist Book: Stated Limited Edition of only 700
7 × 5 1/2 inches
Unframed
A rare and elusive 1960s Artist Book. Makes a terrific gift. This is a TRUE 1965 1st Edition of only 700 stated copies. (NOT to be confused with the second edition in 1970 which was published in a much larger edition of 3000 and NOT to be confused with an eponymous 1990 Whitney Museum publication.) A must have for Ruscha Fans. SOME LOS ANGELES APARTMENTS. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1965. True First Edition Printed Wrappers with Glassine. Original Artist's Book. This marvelous vintage 1965 48 page book features 34 black and white illustrations and is in surprisingly fine condition. "Some Los Angeles Apartments" is Ed Ruscha's third artist book - a wry yet heartfelt photographic survey of the subtle beauty of the post-war Southern California rental property construction boom. A spectacularly bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 1965 first edition (entry B3 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on page 141 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 105 of "From Fair to Fine 2", and page 226 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies. This is an exceptional example of this important little gem that is often confused with the 1990 Whitney Museum exhibition catalogue of virtually the same title.
"In the 1960s, Ed Ruscha more or less reinvented the artist’s book. By turning away from the craftsmanship and luxury status that typified the livre d’artiste in favor of the artistic idea or concept, expressed simply through photographs and text, Ruscha opened the genre to the possibilities of mass-production and distribution. Some Los Angeles Apartments, with its straightforward presentation of modern California domestic buildings, celebrated the vernacular architecture of Southern California."
The Getty Museum
"....It's perhaps fitting that Ed Ruscha - one of the central figures in late 20th century photography - does not consider himself a photographer. "I think photography is dead as a fine art," he told John Coplans...
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1960s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
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Angel (Engberg, 211; Tamarind, 91-319), Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ed Ruscha (1937)
Title: Angel (Engberg, 211; Tamarind, 91-319)
Year: 1991
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition: 53/68, plus proofs
Size: 12.07 x 16 inches
Condition: Ex...
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1990s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
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Hollywood Fruit-Metrecal
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Ed Ruscha
Hollywood Fruit-Metrecal
1971
Silkscreen with grape and apricot jam and Metrecal
15 x 42 in.
Artist’s Proof (one of 18 artist’s proofs, apart from t...
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1970s Pop Art Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen
Stranger
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Ed Ruscha
Stranger
1983
Lithograph
30 x 22 1/2 in.
Bon A Tirer (B.A.T.) from an edition of 7
Pencil signed and annotated B.A.T.
Accompanied with COA by Gregg...
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1980s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
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Cash For Tools 2
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Ed Ruscha
Cash For Tools 2, from Rusty Signs
2014
Mixograph on handmade paper
24 x 24 in.
Edition of 50
Pencil signed, dated and numbered
Accompanied with CO...
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2010s Contemporary Ed Ruscha Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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Ed Ruscha landscape prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Ed Ruscha landscape prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ed Ruscha in lithograph, offset print, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Ed Ruscha landscape prints, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Roy Lichtenstein, Nicholas Krushenick, and John Chamberlain. Ed Ruscha landscape prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $510 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work can sell for $10,000.
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- Why is Ed Ruscha important?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ed Ruscha is a multi-medium contemporary artist who has widely been hailed as an important player in the Pop Art movement. You can shop a selection of Ed Ruscha’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs
- What is Ed Ruscha famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ed Ruscha is famous for his text paintings made during the 1960s. The American conceptual and Pop art artist was born on December 16, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. On 1stDibs, you can shop a collection of Ed Ruscha textual art.
- What is Ed Ruscha's art style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Ed Ruscha's art style is Pop art. He is especially well known for elevating words and signage into works of art. Ruscha began his famous series of word paintings in the 1960s, depicting various views of the Hollywood sign and the logos of studios like 20th Century Fox, but also roadside views like the Standard Oil stations dotting L.A.'s freeways. Over time, these became more abstract, with ambiguous, free-floating phrases pinned to natural vistas, scenes of highways and monochrome backgrounds. Shop a variety of Ed Ruscha art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024The Sand in the Vaseline from Ed Ruscha is the name of a work of art. Ruscha produced the piece by painting the words "sand in the vaseline" in egg yolk on gray satin. His goal in producing the painting was to evoke feelings of confusion in the viewer. When asked about his motives, he responded, "Isn't disorientation one of the best things about making art?" Find a range of Ed Ruscha art on 1stDibs.
- How did Ed Ruscha make his art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ed Ruscha made his well-known collage art by combining words and images from advertisements and other pieces of media. He often incorporated found items and unconventional materials like blood, liquid medicine and food. You'll find a selection of Ed Ruscha art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Ed Ruscha is a conceptual artist. His work also shows elements of Pop art. However, the artist does not associate his own work with either movement. He is well known for his text paintings first produced during the 1960s. Find a variety of Ed Ruscha on 1stDibs.