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Ed Ruscha Dead End 2 For Sale
Ed Ruscha
Dead End 2, 2014
Mixografia print on handmade paper
24 x 24 in 61 x 61 cm
Edition
Edition of 50
About this work
Dead End 2 is a striking example of Ed Ruscha’s signature blend of text, landscape, and conceptual irony. In Ruscha’s hands, the phrase transcends its utilitarian function, becoming a meditation on the limitations of progress, language, and American mythos. With its cinematic framing and minimalist typography, Dead End 2 evokes the spirit of the open road while quietly confronting its existential boundaries - an emblematic tension at the heart of Ruscha’s practice.
Price on Application
Auction History
Dead End I · Ed Ruscha · Sotheby's · 2021-05 · $13,860
Rusty Signs, Dead End I · Ed Ruscha · Wright · 2021-11 · $12,500
Dead End 2, from Rusty Signs · Ed Ruscha · Phillips · 2024-10 · $10,160
