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Ed Ruscha That Was Then, This Is Now For Sale

Ed Ruscha
Ed Ruscha - That Was Then, This Is Now, 2014, Lithograph

That Was Then, This Is Now, 2014

Lithograph

34 1/2 x 46 in 87.6 x 116.8 cm

Edition

Edition of 75 + 12 APs + second run edition of 11

About this work

Ed Ruscha’s That Was Then, This Is Now captures the slippery nature of time and memory through a deceptively simple phrase. Rendered in his signature typographic style, the work presents a statement that is both universally familiar and quietly profound. With its clean composition and deadpan delivery, the piece invites viewers to reflect on change - personal, cultural, or historical - without sentimentality. As always, Ruscha uses language not to explain, but to open a space for contemplation. That Was Then, This Is Now exemplifies his talent for transforming everyday expressions into poetic, open-ended meditations on the passage of time.

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Auction History

Ed Ruscha - That Was Then This Is Now

That Was Then This Is Now · Ed Ruscha · SBI Art Auction · 2025-03 · $65,404

Ed Ruscha - That Was Then This Is Now

That Was Then This Is Now · Ed Ruscha · Sotheby's · 2022-10 · $52,920

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