Edward Ruscha

Wax

1970

White folded paper shapes cast sharp shadows on a gray textured square inside a white frame.
White folded paper shapes cast sharp shadows on a gray textured square inside a white frame.

Edward Ruscha, Wax, 1970. Gunpowder and pastel on paper, sheet: 5 1/8 × 4 3/8 in. (13 × 11.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2005.69. © Ed Ruscha

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Date
1970

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Gunpowder and pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 4 3/8 in. (13 × 11.1 cm)

Accession number
2005.69

Credit line
Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© Ed Ruscha

API
artworks/19805




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