Live Auction 17650Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Lot 696

Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)

Paul's Ear

Closed14 November 2019

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USD 27,500

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Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Paul's Ear
signed 'E. Ruscha' (lower left)
graphite on paper
6 ¾ x 5 ½ in. (17.1 x 14 cm.)
Drawn in 1965.

Sayde Moss, Los Angeles
Arthur Morton, Los Angeles
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Paul Morris Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1995

Specialist note

The present lot is a portrait of the artist's brother, Paul Ruscha, and was commissioned as the program cover for a concert series held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1965.