1980
Edition Size: Edition of 100
Sheet Size: 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm), unframed cm
Reference: E. 107
Signed
Condition: Excellent
Created by Ed Ruscha in 1980, Pick, Pan, Shovel is an original lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand-signed in pencil, dated, and numbered from the edition of 100, the artwork measures 22 ½ x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm), unframed. Published by Cirrus Editions and the Graphic Arts Council of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it is designated as E. 107 in the artist’s catalogue raisonne.
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American artist Ed Ruscha is a pioneer of the 1960’s Pop Art movement known for his signature ‘word paintings’, which incorporate text with images of landscapes. Ruscha studied art in Los Angeles after moving from Omaha, Nebraska in 1956 where he explored a variety of media including painting, collage, printmaking, photography and drawing. His work conflates many influences from Jasper John’s Target with Four Faces (1958), to Pop Artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. His renowned piece OOF, encapsulates popular culture, cartoons and comic strips he drew upon.
