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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Lot 154 Property from an Important Private Collection

ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)

Smoke Came Out of Her Ears, Fuses Fizzled and Popped

Closed13 May 2022

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USD 756,000

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ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Smoke Came Out of Her Ears, Fuses Fizzled and Popped
signed and dated 'Edward Ruscha 1976' (on the reverse)
pastel on paper
22 1⁄2 x 28 1⁄2 in. (57.2 x 72.4 cm.)
Executed in 1976.

Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Dootson/Calderhead Gallery, Seattle
Joanne and Jules Glazer, Los Angeles
Their sale; Santa Monica Auctions, Los Angeles, 1 June 2008, lot 287A
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note

“Words have temperatures... When they reach a certain point and become hot, they appeal to me.”
—Ed Ruscha