Ed Ruscha
Wen Out for Cigrets N Never Came Back
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 95.250 GBP
Price realised: 95.250 GBP
Description
2017
Cast bronze with hand applied patina, with the accompanying colophon, contained in the original handmade wooden presentation box.
50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 2 in.)
box 61 x 61 x 12.5 cm (24 x 24 x 4 7/8 in.)
Incised with signature, date, and numbering 26/40 on the underside (there were also 8 artist's proofs), published by Lapis Press, Culver City, California.
Cast bronze with hand applied patina, with the accompanying colophon, contained in the original handmade wooden presentation box.
50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 2 in.)
box 61 x 61 x 12.5 cm (24 x 24 x 4 7/8 in.)
Incised with signature, date, and numbering 26/40 on the underside (there were also 8 artist's proofs), published by Lapis Press, Culver City, California.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In January 2024 Phillips in London held the auction Evening & Day Editions, which included the work Wen Out for Cigrets N Never Came Back by Ed Ruscha. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 95,250.00 (€ 159,415.97), 19% above the upper 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Januar 2024 führte Phillips in London die Auktion Evening & Day Editions durch, in der auch die Arbeit Wen Out for Cigrets N Never Came Back von Ed Ruscha zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 95.250,00 (€ 159.415,97) und damit 19% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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).