Little Sister

Ed Ruscha

The word itself is probably the single most indentifiable theme in Ruscha’s work. In 1961 Ruscha travelled through France and made a number of paintings of just words alone, words that interested him, “Boulangerie” springs to mind for example. Ruscha often said that “The word chooses to assert itself as a picture.” This developed into an interest in using staccato, single words or short phrases as visual subjects. “Words have temperatures, when they reach certain temperatures, and become hot words, then they appeal to me”.

Artist
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Title
Little Sister
Medium
Dry pigment and acrylic on paper
Date
2015
Size
7 1/2 x 11 1/8 in : 19.1 x 28.3 cm
Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist's studio
Registration
Registered by the Edward Ruscha studio under no. D2015.34
Reference
C15-52
Status
Currently Unavailable