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Ed Ruscha's For Sale 17 Acres, 2014 mixographia print, depicts a rusted metal sign with bold text reading FOR SALE 17 ACRES embossed on a textured surface.

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Mixographia print on handmade paper // For Sale 17 Acres (from Rusty Signs) by Ed Ruscha, created in 2014, is a mixographia print on handmade paper that forms part of his Rusty Signs series. The artwork captures the look and feel of an aged and corroded metal sign, complete with a textured, rust-like surface. The phrase FOR SALE 17 ACRES is embossed in large, block letters, emphasizing the utilitarian nature of the sign while transforming it into a contemplative work of art. The weathered appearance evokes a sense of abandonment and the passage of time, inviting viewers to reflect on themes of commercialism, land, and change. Ruscha's use of everyday language presented in such a degraded, industrial aesthetic bridges the gap between text and visual art, provoking thought about the relationship between objects and the messages they convey. This print is part of a limited edition of 85, exemplifying Ruscha’s distinctive style of turning familiar, often overlooked imagery into profound artistic statements.

Artwork Copyright © Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha

For Sale 17 Acres (from Rusty Signs), 2014

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Mixographia print on handmade paper // For Sale 17 Acres (from Rusty Signs) by Ed Ruscha, created in 2014, is a mixographia print on handmade paper that forms part of his Rusty Signs series. The artwork captures the look and feel of an aged and corroded metal sign, complete with a textured, rust-like surface. The phrase FOR SALE 17 ACRES is embossed in large, block letters, emphasizing the utilitarian nature of the sign while transforming it into a contemplative work of art. The weathered appearance evokes a sense of abandonment and the passage of time, inviting viewers to reflect on themes of commercialism, land, and change. Ruscha's use of everyday language presented in such a degraded, industrial aesthetic bridges the gap between text and visual art, provoking thought about the relationship between objects and the messages they convey. This print is part of a limited edition of 85, exemplifying Ruscha’s distinctive style of turning familiar, often overlooked imagery into profound artistic statements.

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Ed Ruscha, Sponge Puddle, lithograph, mountain range with bold geometric text over a dusky sky

Ed Ruscha

Sponge Puddle, 2015

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 42,000 - 50,000

Ed Ruscha's Mysteries, 2021, lithograph featuring bold white text on a red sky background with overlapping yellow and blue text for depth.

Ed Ruscha

Mysteries, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 50,000 - 60,000

Ed Ruscha, Wall Rocket, 2013, lithograph featuring bold white text over a mountainous landscape in blue, gray, and yellow tones.

Ed Ruscha

Wall Rocket, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 70,000 - 80,000

Ed Ruscha's Zoot Suit, etching in red with vertically stretched text reading Zoot Suit across two panels, minimalist typography style.

Ed Ruscha

Zoot Suit, 2014

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 15,500

Ed Ruscha, Wen Out For Cigrets N Never Came Back, bronze sculpture shaped like a circular open-ended pipe with inscribed text.

Ed Ruscha

Wen Out For Cigrets N Never Came Back, 2017

Sculpture / Object

Bronze

USD 150,000 - 170,000

Ed RUSCHA | That Was Then, This Is Now | Lithograph, 2014 — available on Composition Gallery

Ed Ruscha

That Was Then, This Is Now, 2014

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Inquire For Price

Ed RUSCHA | Insect Slant (Ants) (from Reality & Paradoxes) | Mixed Media, 1973 — available on Composition Gallery

Ed Ruscha

Insect Slant (Ants) (from Reality & Paradoxes), 1973

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

Inquire For Price

Ed Ruscha Anchor in the Sand lithograph with blurred anchor silhouette on warm grainy background and Paris Review text edges

Ed Ruscha

Anchor In The Sand (Paris Review), 1991

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 8,500

Ed Ruscha Red Ants from the Insects Portfolio screenprint with dense red ants scattered on pale paper

Ed Ruscha

Red Ants From The Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,700

Ed Ruscha Pearl Dust Combination screenprint with pearl dust showing scattered insects on shimmering paper

Ed Ruscha

Pearl Dust Combination From The Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,950

Ed Ruscha Flies from the Insects Portfolio screenprint on wood veneer with scattered flies on pale grain surface

Ed Ruscha

Flies From The Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,000

Ed Ruscha Black Ants from the Insects Portfolio screenprint on wood veneer with scattered black ants on pale grain

Ed Ruscha

Black Ants From The Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,000

Ed Ruscha Cockroaches from the Insects Portfolio screen print with scattered cockroaches on pale wood grain surface

Ed Ruscha

Cockroaches From The Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,000

Ed Ruscha Swarm of Red Ants screenprint showing hundreds of red ants spiraling outward on a beige background.

Ed Ruscha

Swarm Of Red Ants From The Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,900

Ed Ruscha Raw screenprint showing word RAW torn into ochre background with jagged, shadowed paper-like edges.

Ed Ruscha

Raw, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Inquire For Price

Ed Ruscha He Up and Went Downtown porcelain plate with sepia center and bold black text encircling edge, signed in plate.

Ed Ruscha

He Up And Went Downtown, 2020

Sculpture / Object

Plate

GBP 2,350

Ed Ruscha Actual Size print with bold yellow SPAM logo and can trailing yellow streak on white speckled background.

Ed Ruscha

Actual Size, 2024

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 2,000

Ed RUSCHA | Zoot Soot | Mixed Media available for sale on composition gallery

Ed Ruscha

Zoot Soot, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 12,000

Ed Ruscha Boiling Blood Fly lithograph with red-orange field, faint bubbles, and small fly in lower right corner

Ed Ruscha

Boiling Blood, Fly, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Ed Ruscha Sea of Desire lithograph with orange gradient, black diagonal bars, and faint text overlay in geometric font

Ed Ruscha

Sea Of Desire, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 30,000 - 40,000

Ed Ruscha Note screenprint on sandpaper showing a dissolving black musical note with textured smudge effect to the right.

Ed Ruscha

Note, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

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Ed RUSCHA | Main Street | Minimalist Lithograph

Ed Ruscha

Main Street, 1990

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Ed Ruscha Gal Chews Same Piece of Gum bronze sculpture with stenciled text and dark patina on rectangular base.

Ed Ruscha

Gal Chews Same Piece Of Gum, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Bronze

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Ed Ruscha Sunliner #7 etching with photorealistic glass of water on a textured dark gray striated background.

Ed Ruscha

Sunliner #7, From Sunliners, 1995

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 4,500

Ed Ruscha Sin – Without lithograph showing word SIN over black-and-white cloudscape with dramatic lighting and contrast

Ed Ruscha

Sin - Without, 2002

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 50,000 - 60,000

Ed Ruscha's GOD, 2010 LightJet digital photograph, metallic oval-shaped form with smooth surface, signed edition of 50.

Ed Ruscha

GOD, 2010

Limited Edition Print

Photograph

EUR 6,000

Ed Ruscha's Castiron Calendar print, white industrial-style text on sepia background with stenciled, weathered effect.

Ed Ruscha

Castiron Calendar, 2023

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

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Ed Ruscha's Cash for Tolls 1, 2014 mixographia print, features rust-textured surface with bold text in block letters, mimicking a corroded metal sign.

Ed Ruscha

Cash For Tolls 1 (from Rusty Signs), 2014

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Ed Ruscha's Cash for Tolls 2, 2014 mixographia print, mimics a rusted metal sign with bold text reading CASH FOR TOOLS embossed in block letters.

Ed Ruscha

Cash For Tolls 2 (from Rusty Signs), 2014

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Ed Ruscha's Dead End II, 2014 mixographia print, mimics a rusted street sign with bold block letters spelling DEAD END, emphasizing texture and decay.

Ed Ruscha

Dead End II (from Rusty Signs), 2014

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Ed Ruscha's Dead End III, 2014 mixographia print, simulates a rusted metal sign with bold block letters spelling DEAD END and textured, weathered surface details.

Ed Ruscha

Dead End III (from Rusty Signs), 2014

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Ed Ruscha's For Sale 17 Acres, 2014 mixographia print, depicts a rusted metal sign with bold text reading FOR SALE 17 ACRES embossed on a textured surface.

Ed Ruscha

For Sale 17 Acres (from Rusty Signs), 2014

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Ed Ruscha's Sin, lithograph, abstract folded forms and cylinder shapes on gradient background with small red and green sphere.

Ed Ruscha

Sin, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 20,000 - 30,000

Ed Ruscha, Rubber Bands (State II), lithograph with blue text on buff background, hazy font reading RUBBER BANDS STRETCH REAL FAR UNTIL THEY DON'T.

Ed Ruscha

Rubber Bands (State II), 2017

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 14,300

Ed Ruscha Ex Libris lithograph, bold white text framed by ornate black design on a red-to-blue gradient background.

Ed Ruscha

Ex Libris, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 6,100

Ed Ruscha Open Book With Worm Holes lithograph showing an open book with scattered small holes across white pages, emphasizing minimalism.

Ed Ruscha

Open Book With Worm Holes, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 12,000

Ed Ruscha Books, a portfolio of five photographs showing close-up views of book spines and pages, mostly black and white with one in gold.

Ed Ruscha

Books, 2001

Limited Edition Print

Photograph

USD 18,000

Ed Ruscha, Thinks I, To Myself, 2016, lithograph with reddish-brown serif text fading into a brushstroke effect on a light background.

Ed Ruscha

Thinks I, To Myself, 2016

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 17,900

Ed Ruscha, Turbo Tears, 2020, lithograph with bold red text on a textured sandy background, resembling wood grain, hand-signed.

Ed Ruscha

Turbo Tears, 2020

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 23,000 - 25,000

Ed Ruscha's Flies and Frog, lithograph, scattered flies with blue border and a frog illustration in the bottom right, 1969.

Ed Ruscha

Flies And Frog, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 6,900

Ed Ruscha Science Is Truth Found Out print on silk twill with bold text over a blurred gradient from deep red to dark tones.

Ed Ruscha

Science Is Truth Found Out, 2022

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

Inquire For Price

Ed Ruscha’s Metro Mattress #4, mixed-media print of two worn mattresses stacked on each other with stains and frayed edges.

Ed Ruscha

Metro Mattress #4, 2015/2017

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 2,500 - 4,000

Ed Ruscha, Flies, serigraph, wood-textured background with scattered small flies, minimalistic insect-focused composition.

Ed Ruscha

Flies, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

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Ed Ruscha's Standard Station, screen print, depicting a stylized gas station with red, white, and blue colors against an orange-blue gradient sky

Ed Ruscha

Standard Station, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Ed Ruscha's Hollywood, screen print, features a sunset with the Hollywood sign fading into the horizon against an orange sky.

Ed Ruscha

Hollywood, 1968

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Ed Ruscha's Ghost Station, relief print on Mixografia paper, minimal white depiction of a gas station with embossed lines.

Ed Ruscha

Ghost Station, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Relief Printing

Currently Not Available

Ed Ruscha's Safe and Effective Medication, lithograph, displays bold text on a cloudy background, contrasting assurance with ominous imagery.

Ed Ruscha

Safe And Effective Medication, 2001

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

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