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Lot 391 · Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session)

South to Sunset

Ed Ruscha

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Estimate
$50,000–$70,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION), New York · 27 March 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-5984551
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, South to Sunset. Christie's, 27 Mar 2002, lot 391. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5984551.

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Ed Ruscha, South to Sunset. Christie's, 27 Mar 2002, lot 391. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5984551.

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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session) · Mar 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Love Robert Indiana $60,000–$80,000
Sea of Night Yayoi Kusama $40,000–$60,000
Exeter, helmet type, Leofwine, LEOFPINEONECX: (N.787; S.1158), good v… Exeter, helmet type, Leofwine, LEOFPINEONECX: (N.787; S.1158), good very fine £150–£200
Gloucester, short cross type, Leofnoth, LEOFNODONGLE (N.790; S.1159),… Gloucester, short cross type, Leofnoth, LEOFNODONGLE (N.790; S.1159), good very fine £200–£250
Hertford, quatrefoil type, Deorsige, DYRSIGONHEORE (N.781; S.1157), m… Hertford, quatrefoil type, Deorsige, DYRSIGONHEORE (N.781; S.1157), minor green deposits, otherwise good very fine to nearly extremely fine £160–£220
Huntingdon, helmet type, Eadnoth, EADNODONVNTE: (N.787; S.1158), slig… Huntingdon, helmet type, Eadnoth, EADNODONVNTE: (N.787; S.1158), slightly creased, good very fine £140–£180

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

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Ed Ruscha Japanese Sunset Sotheby's, Nov 2021

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