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Lot 34 · Editions & Works on Paper

Blank Signs

Ed Ruscha

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Estimate
$12,000–$18,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — Editions & Works on Paper, New York · 24 October 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-203151
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, Blank Signs. Phillips, 24 Oct 2022, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-203151.

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From the same sale Editions & Works on Paper · Oct 2022

LotArtistEstimateResult
Olyka (III), from the Paper Relief Project (T. 544, A. & K. 106.3) Frank Stella $7,000–$9,000
Born Yesterday Jonathan Lasker $20,000–$30,000
Das Schweigen (The Silence) (S. 80) Joseph Beuys $30,000–$50,000
Lampedusa, from Triumphs and Laments William Kentridge $30,000–$40,000
Untitled (For Parkett) Felix Gonzalez-torres $20,000–$30,000
Liz (F. & S. 7) Andy Warhol $10,000–$15,000

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