NO RESERVE. El Dorado, 1994 is a Acrylic original painting on paper, which is Signed and dated in pencil in the margin. American artist Ed Ruscha melds Pop Art iconography with the documentarian rigor of Conceptual Art in a practice that spans drawing, painting, photography, film, printmaking, and publishing. Informed by his studies in typography and inspired by Southern California visual culture, Ruscha creates highly atmospheric works on paper that speak to a feeling as much as to their subject matter. El Dorado is from a series of works depicting glassware on a dark ground. The enigmatic title, which refers to a folkloric golden land, suggests that there are riches to be gained through the close examination of simple materials like glass. This previously sold for $45,000usd. Provenance as follows: Private Collection, New York: Sotheby's New York, June 26, 1995 [lot 0069]: Private Collection, New York: on consignment from London owner.

The acrylics are like new. The black paint is very deep, dark and bold. The white paint is staggeringly contrasting. The hand made woollen paper is in a superb and excellent condition.

38.7 x 33.6 cm