Ed Ruscha Gasoline Stations

Ed Ruscha
b. 1937
Gasoline Stations

(Los Angeles: Self-published, an edition of of 25 plus 8 artist's proofs) the complete portfolio of 10 gelatin silver prints, each flush-mounted, stamped with the title and edition '9/25' on the reverse, framed, Barbara Gladstone Gallery and Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art exhibition labels on the reverse
images: from 8⅛ by 17¼ in. (20.6 by 43.8 cm.) to 10¼ by 10¾ in. (26 by 27.3 cm.)
frames: 20 by 23¾ in. (50.8 by 60.3 cm.)
Executed in 1962, printed in 1989.

Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

These photographs are in generally excellent condition. In raking light, glossy deposits of the photographer's original retouching are visible. The framed prints are not accompanied by the portfolio box as originally issued.

Individual plates, dimensions and notes are as follows:
Union, Needles, California
image: 7⅞ by 17⅜ in. (20 by 44.1 cm.)

Shell, Daggett, California
image: 10¼ by 10¾ in. (26 by 27.3 cm.)

Phillips 66, Flagstaff, Arizona
image: 10⅛ by 10⅛ in. (25.7 by 25.7 cm.)

Texaco, Jackrabbit, Arizona: There is a small red deposit of indeterminate nature at the extreme left margin edge.
image: 10⅛ by 10¾ in. (25.7 by 27.3 cm.)

Flying A, Kingman, Arizona: Visible upon close examination is a fingerprint at the upper margin edge.
image: 8 by 17¼ in. (20.3 by 43.8 cm.)

Dixie, Lupton, Arizona
image: 10¼ by 10¾ in. (26 by 27.3 cm.)

Self-Service, Milan, New Mexico
image: 10¼ by 10¾ in. (26 by 27.3 cm.)

Standard, Amarillo, Texas
image: 10¼ by 10¾ in. (26 by 27.3 cm.)

Knox-Less, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: There are two tiny black deposits of indeterminate nature in the right margin.
image: 8 by 17⅞ in. (20.3 by 45.5 cm.)

Fina, Groom, Texas
image: 8½ by 14 in. (21.6 by 35.6 cm.)

Provenance:
Megan Fox, New York

Private collection

Christie's, New York, 14 November 2002, Sale 1151, Lot 106

Acquired from the above by the present owner