Stains: Spirits of Peppermint (Borbro)

1969

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Heavy Industry Publications

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spirits of peppermint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30 × 27.31 cm (11 13/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.60.1.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. B9.23

  • Series Title

    Stains

Associated Artworks

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Stains: Los Angeles Tap Water

Ed Ruscha, Heavy Industry Publications

1969

This is an image of a black portfolio standing upright, surrounded by sheets of square paper laid flat on the ground side by side, covered with various stains. In the center of the composition is the open black portfolio with the word "Stains" inscribed on its cover in silver letters. Two of the pages on the ground appear to be a title paper and a table of contents or index; each of the other pages is blank aside from a small stain right at the center of the square paper. The stains are in various shades, including brown, yellow, orange, or gray. They look like drops or splatters of liquid. The sheets are evenly spaced, creating a grid-like pattern that covers the floor.

Stains

Ed Ruscha, Heavy Industry Publications

1969

Stains: Pacific Ocean Salt Water

Ed Ruscha, Heavy Industry Publications

1969

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gagosian Gallery, NY); purchased by NGA, 2013

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. B9.23.

Wikidata ID

Q76561992

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