# Edward Ruscha - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T23:59:38.686Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,523
- Lots with prices: 2,013
- First auction date: 1999-12-14
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $5,625
- Price range: $20 to $68,260,000

## Market Takeaway
Edward Ruscha shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,457 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 169 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,750 and $40,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 16.4% (323 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 43.3% (850 sales)
- $10,000\+: 40.3% (792 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 169
- Previous 12 months sales: 220
- Recent 12 months median: $3,000
- Previous 12 months median: $2,244
- Median shift: 33.7%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 777 lots
- Sotheby's: 259 lots
- Bonhams: 241 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 190 lots
- Phillips: 148 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 100 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 67 lots
- Wright: 58 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 50 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 37 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-25 | Ed Ruscha \(b.1937\) Angel Lithograph LE 1991 SIGNED | Hill Auction Gallery | $3,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-b-1937-angel-lithograph-le-1991-signed-80-c-38cdecb769
2. 2026-04-25 | ED RUSCHA 'STANDARD STATION' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-standard-station-529-c-c407f82140
3. 2026-04-25 | ED RUSCHA 'MOCHA STANDARD' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-mocha-standard-261-c-75cb552ac2
4. 2026-03-24 | Ed Ruscha \(b. 1937\), Five softcover artist's books, 1970\-2001 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,270 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-b-1937-five-softcover-artist-s-books-1970-2001-198-c-3889678415
5. 2026-03-22 | Edward Ruscha \(American B. 1937\): Hollywood \(Engberg 7\), | Abell Auction | $35,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edward-ruscha-american-b-1937-hollywood-engberg-7-641-c-a6e51cb738
6. 2026-03-21 | EDWARD RUSCHA \(AMERICAN, B. 1937\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edward-ruscha-american-b-1937-50-c-c4d9d34bcb
7. 2026-03-21 | EDWARD RUSCHA \(AMERICAN, B. 1937\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $715 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edward-ruscha-american-b-1937-49-c-d6b5b13433
8. 2026-03-21 | EDWARD RUSCHA \(AMERICAN, B. 1937\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $422 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edward-ruscha-american-b-1937-48-c-4d1416bdbe
9. 2026-03-17 | Ed Ruscha \(American 1937\-\), 'Science Is Truth Found Out \(RED\)ITION', 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions | £600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-american-1937-science-is-truth-found-out-red-ition-2022-43-c-ca0f2bf00c
10. 2026-03-04 | Ed Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner Hard Light 1978 First Edition | Concept Art Gallery | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-and-lawrence-weiner-hard-light-1978-first-edition-735-c-088df5c56c
11. 2026-02-28 | ED RUSCHA 'GREEN SUDS' OFFSET LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-green-suds-offset-lithograph-482-c-291c5b98c8
12. 2026-02-28 | ED RUSCHA & DAVID HOCKNEY MR. CHOW MATCHBOX | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-david-hockney-mr-chow-matchbox-217-c-09885f26a7
13. 2026-02-28 | ED RUSCHA 'WHISKEY A\-GO\-GO' SUNSET STRIP SERIES | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-whiskey-a-go-go-sunset-strip-series-198-c-782ea3dd3c
14. 2026-02-03 | Ed Ruscha \(b. 1937\) California & Jim Ganzer \(b. 1945\) California | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $1,400
15. 2026-02-03 | Ed Ruscha "Fan & Its Surroundings" Lithograph | Revere Auctions | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-fan-its-surroundings-lithograph-110-c-4a482c5cb3
16. 2026-01-29 | Ed Ruscha, Speed Racer | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $12,000
17. 2026-01-28 | Ed Ruscha, The End \#1\-\#4 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $65,000
18. 2026-01-25 | Ed Ruscha \(1937\): The End, 1988\-2016 | Santa Monica Auctions | N/A
19. 2026-01-25 | Ed Ruscha \(1937\): Venice Art Walk \(Life\), 1988 | Santa Monica Auctions | $750
20. 2026-01-25 | Ed Ruscha \(1937\): Hollywood in the Rain, from Hollywood Collects, 1970 | Santa Monica Auctions | $750
21. 2026-01-25 | Ed Ruscha \(1937\): Hollywood in the Rain, from Hollywood Collects, 1969 | Santa Monica Auctions | $4,750
22. 2026-01-25 | Ed Ruscha \(1937\): Mocha Standard, 1969 | Santa Monica Auctions | $110,000
23. 2026-01-24 | Ed Ruscha \(American B.1937\) Question & Answer, from Etc.; If; South; Question & Answer \(Engberg 210\), 1991 Lithograph on Rives BFK paper, edition 1/50 Signed and dated lower right Ed Ruscha '91 Published by Creative... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-american-b-1937-question-answer-from-etc-if-south-question-answer-engberg-210-1991-lithograph-on-rives-bfk-paper-edition-1-50-signed-and-dated-lower-right-ed-ruscha-91-published-by-creative-448-c-cb7bdee63c
24. 2026-01-14 | Ed Ruscha \(b.1937\) Science is Truth Found Out | Forum Auctions \- UK | £1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ed-ruscha-b-1937-science-is-truth-found-out-111-c-2fe746df6d

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