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Honk (Cracker Jack) by Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha

Honk (Cracker Jack), 1962

Oil, black ink and pencil on paper mounted on board
40 x 41.5 cm (15.75 x 16.34 in)
Paintings
Unique artwork
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Momentum 12M
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Last recorded sale at Sotheby's, New York (12 Nov 2008)
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Past Sales
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Nov 12, 2008
Sotheby'sNew YorkContemporary Art Day Sale186
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Honk (Cracker Jack)
Jun 7, 2000
Christie'sLos Angeles20th Century & Contemporary Art59
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Honk (Cracker Jack)
Artwork Description
Category

paintings

Dimensions

40 x 41.5 cm (15.75 x 16.34 in)

Materials

oil, black ink and pencil on paper mounted on board

Signature

signed, titled and dated 'FEB 1962'

Provenance

Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles

Private Collection, West Coast (acquired in 1962)

Christie's, Los Angeles, June 7, 2000, Lot 59

Acquired by the present owner from the above sale.

Exhibited

Los Angeles, The Ferus Gallery, Edward Ruscha, May 1963 Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art; Rome, Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del XXI Secolo; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Ed Ruscha, March 2004 - January 2005

Literature

Richard Polsky, "Polsky's Pick: Ed Ruscha-Buy/Hold/Sell," Art + Auction, Summer 2000, p. 49 Richard Marshall, Ed Ruscha, London, 2003, p. 23, illustrated