EDWARD RUSCHA A selection of 4 seminal artists books by the

Sale 2406 - Lot 265

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EDWARD RUSCHA.
A selection of 4 seminal artist's books by the important contemporary artist.
Each illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of seemingly banal photographs by Ruscha. 8vos, printed wrappers; each with the original glassine dust jackets, most with small chips along the spine and edges. Hasselblad 198. one first edition.
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Twentysix Gasoline Stations, third edition, 1969 Some Los Angeles Apartments,second edition, 1970 Various Small Fires and Milk, second edition, 1970 Real Estate Opportunities, first edition, 1970.

Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Ruscha's first artist's book, determined the signature format which he continued to use with 8 other titles. When he submitted the book to the Library of Congress in 1963 it was rejected due to the book's "unorthodox form and lack of information." Subsequently, Ruscha placed an advertisement in the March 1964 issue of ArtForum stating the book as "REJECTED" and listing it for sale at $3 a copy. In an interview he notes that his books contain no hidden message or agenda but instead are explorations of the subjects he refers to as "cultural curiosities" in a straight on manner "without much emotion."