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ED RUSCHA "Reloj de Arena" Rare Etching

Name: ED RUSCHA "Reloj de Arena" Rare Etching
Brand: Ed Ruscha
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Ed Ruscha

RELOJ DE ARENA, 1988

Etching on handmade paper with deckle edges (Signed/Numbered/Dated) Framed w/Works Gallery Label

33 × 25 × 1 in

83.8 × 63.5 × 2.5 cm

Edition of 45

This is an uncommon vintage etching in three colors from a small edition of only 45, by legendary American artist Ed Ruscha. It was printed in four runs from three copper plates of black, grey and ochre. It is a stark, minimalist depiction of an hourglass, one of the artist's recurring, trademark images, representing his preoccupation with the passage of time. In 1988 the publisher, originally sold this print for $11,000, until they completely sold out of the edition. It was published by the prestigious Ediciones Poligrafa in Barcelona, Spain and printed by Poligrafa Obra Grafica, renowned for publishing prints by some of the most important contemporary masters including Ed Ruscha, Helen Frankenthaler, Francis Bacon, and Claes Oldenburg. This work was exhibited at the Works Gallery, Long Beach, California and has the original gallery label on the verso of the frame. In elegant wooden frame (light wood) under plexiglass.
Publisher: Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona
Printer: Poligrafa Obra Graficam, Barcelona
Image Size: 18.25 x 13.1 in. (46.36 x 33.27 cm.)
Overall Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm.)
Framed Size: 33 x 25 x 1 in. (83.82 x 63.5 x 2.54 cm.)

Signature: Signed and dated lower right; numbered lower left in pencil; bears Works Gallery label verso of the frame

Provenance: Works Gallery, Long Beach California

Exhibition History: Works Gallery, Long Beach California