Ed Ruscha
Question & Answer, from Etc.; If; South; Question & Answer
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Prints & Multiples, Lot 280
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2023
Prints & Multiples, Lot 280
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Diane Calder Belsley
Ed Ruscha (born 1937)
Question & Answer, from Etc.; If; South; Question & Answer (Engberg 210), 1991
Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 27/50 (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Creative Works Editions, Osaka, Japan, with the blindstamp of the printer, Hamilton Press, Venice, California, with full margins, framed.
9 1/4 x 12 1/2in (23.5 x 31.8cm)
sheet 15 1/8 x 18 1/8in (38.4 x 46cm)
Ed Ruscha (born 1937)
Question & Answer, from Etc.; If; South; Question & Answer (Engberg 210), 1991
Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 27/50 (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Creative Works Editions, Osaka, Japan, with the blindstamp of the printer, Hamilton Press, Venice, California, with full margins, framed.
9 1/4 x 12 1/2in (23.5 x 31.8cm)
sheet 15 1/8 x 18 1/8in (38.4 x 46cm)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October this year Bonhams in London held the auction Prints & Multiples, which included the work Question & Answer, from Etc.; If; South; Question & Answer by Ed Ruscha. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 5,120.00 (€ 4,844.81) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ed Ruscha achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Hurting the Word Radio #2 in November 2019 with an auction result of USD 52,485,000.00 (€ 47,631,364.01).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Question & Answer, from Etc.; If; South; Question & Answer von Ed Ruscha zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 5.120,00 (€ 4.844,81) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ed Ruscha erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Hurting the Word Radio #2 im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 52.485.000,00 (€ 47.631.364,01).
Ed Ruscha - Auction history
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