Lot 294
- 294
Ed Ruscha
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Ed Ruscha
- Insects (W. A. C. 60 - 65)
- Screenprints
- sheets: 510 by 687 mm 20 1/8 by 27 in
The complete portfolio, comprising six screenprints in colors and justification, 1972, each signed in pencil, dated and numbered 58/100 (total edition includes 15 artist's proofs), three prints on 140 pound Classico glazed finish watercolor paper, three on paper backed wood veneer, with the ink stamps of the printer, Styria Studio, New York and publisher, Multiples Inc., New York and Los Angeles on the verso, the prints contained in the original cloth-covered portfolio case with brown dirt laminate (6 prints)
Condition
The prints are in good condition with full margins and printed to the edges. Unobtrusive, pale discoloration at the sheet edges, recto, and discoloration of the paper-backing verso appear on the three images printed on wood veneer with backing paper. The three images printed on paper, with occasional stray ink on the verso of each print and soft-handling creases, only visible in raking light.
Imperfections particular to the individual prints below include:
Flies: An unobtrusive ripple in the wood veneer in the bottom of the sheet at center.
Black Ants: There is a slight bend in the bottom left corner of the sheet.
Cockroaches: Two damp-stains in the upper sheet edge of the verso, the first at center and the second in the top left corner, faintly show through to the recto.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.