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Ed Ruscha — Georges' Flag
Ed Ruscha

Georges' Flag

1999

"Georges' Flag" is an oil on canvas painting by Ed Ruscha that exemplifies his distinctive approach to word-based art and pop sensibilities. The work features bold, graphic lettering characteristic of Ruscha's practice of transforming everyday language and proper names into visual subjects through large scale paintings. Like much of his output from the 1970s onward, the painting demonstrates his interest in the aesthetic qualities of typography while maintaining an enigmatic relationship between the text and its meaning.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction

November 21, 2024

Estimate: $8,000,000$12,000,000

Lot 23

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Ed Ruscha, Georges' Flag, 1999

"Georges' Flag" is an oil on canvas painting by Ed Ruscha that exemplifies his distinctive approach to word-based art and pop sensibilities. The work features bold, graphic lettering characteristic of Ruscha's practice of transforming everyday language and proper names into visual subjects through large scale paintings. Like much of his output from the 1970s onward, the painting demonstrates his interest in the aesthetic qualities of typography while maintaining an enigmatic relationship between the text and its meaning.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1999
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Acrylic On Canvas, Conceptual, Flag and text, Large Scale Painting, American Artist, Pop Art, Bold graphic aesthetic, Ironic, Language and wordplay

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Alex Capecelatro