Switching to a career in fine art from his dream of becoming a commercial artist, Ed Ruscha first came into prominence in the early 60s with his large word paintings and paintings of commercial icons, such as Twentieth Century Fox and Standard Station, that related in manner and style to the nascent Pop art movement.
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Switching to a career in fine art from his dream of becoming a commercial artist, Ed Ruscha first came into prominence in the early 60s with his large word paintings and paintings of commercial icons, such as Twentieth Century Fox and Standard Station, that related in manner and style to the nascent Pop art movement.
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Collectable-Fine Condition in Fine jacket. 9783882439724. Fine 1st ed 2004 Steidl hardback, with outer sleeve. Beautifully produced and illustrated, scarce volume produced in only a limited print run. More Ruscha available. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 3882439726. ISBN/EAN: 9783882439724. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 092131.
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Fine. No dust jacket as issued. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine slate green cloth-covered boards, with title stamped in silver on cover and spine, no dust jacket as issued; contained in a heavy gray cardboard slipcase with title stamped in silver on both sides. Paintings by Edward Ruscha. Essays by Walter Hopps and Yve-Alain Bois. Edited by Pat Poncy. Includes comprehensive catalogue entries, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. Designed by Bruce Mau, Bruce Mau Design, Inc., Toronto, with Julie Fry, Judith McKay, Amanda Sebris, Petra Chevrier and Catherine Rix. 446 pp., with 5 two-page gatefolds, 161 four-color and 10 black and white plates, beautifully printed by Steidl on Scheufelen Job Parilux paper. Book 11-5/8 x 9-5/8 inches; slipcase 12-1/8 x 10 inches. Fine. From the publisher: "Switching to a career in fine art from his dream of becoming a commercial artist, Ed Ruscha first came into prominence in the early 60s with his large word paintings and paintings of commercial icons, such as 20th Century Fox and Standard Station, that related in manner and style to the nascent Pop art movement. Drawing on a variety of sources that also included his own drawings, prints, and artist's books, Ruscha was often associated with the west coast cool style, but ultimately his work confounded the art world with its sly and elusive sense of deadpan humor, as seen in his series of bird paintings and in the liquid word paintings that rounded out the decade. The Edward Ruscha Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings is a five-volume series under the general editorship of the Gagosian Gallery, and is a co-publication between Gagosian Gallery and Steidl Verlag. Volume One, on offer here, contains 137 paintings printed in full color from Ruscha's student period to the Pop-and Conceptual-inflected word paintings of the 60s. The catalogue includes a comprehensive exhibition history, bibliography, and biographical chronology, as well as an appreciation by former Menil Collection director Walter Hopps and an essay exploring Ruscha's pioneering use of language as a subject matter by art historian Yve-Alain Bois of Harvard University. Set in Franklin Book type and printed on acid-free, 170-gram Job Parilux paper, each volume of the catalogue has a stitched binding and a cloth cover with silver-colored embossing protected by an embossed slipcase. Specifications for subsequent volumes are the same. All reproductions were converted to digital form, thanks to which process it has been possible to restore the reproductions of long-lost paintings. Ed Ruscha was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1937 and grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1941 to 1956. He moved to Los Angeles, California and attended the Chouinard Art Institute from 1956 to 1960. His work has been exhibited internationally and is represented in major museums and private collections throughout the world. In 2001, Ruscha was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters as a member of the Department of Art."
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New. 3882439726. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Volume 1 of 5 volumes. Text in English. 440 pages with many illustrations, both color and black and white. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, I, Il, Ill, IV, V, Catalogue Raisonné, Catalogue Raisonne, Catalog Raisonnee, Complete Works]--with a bonus offer--
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In original shrinkwrap, however, the slipcase is moderately bumped. Brown slipcase with silver lettering; light green boards with silver lettering; 464 pp.; richly illustrated. Essays by Walter Hopps and Yve-Alain Bois.
![Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings. Volume 1: 1958-1970 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, I, Il, Ill, IV, V, Catalogue Raisonné, Catalogue Raisonne, Catalog Raisonnee, Complete Works]](https://www4.alibris-static.com/isbn/9783882439724_t.gif)
