Study for Ice
<p>The drawing <em>Study for Ice</em> is one of the artist’s early iterations of a single-word composition, which has become a mainstay throughout his career. The articulation of the melting word is directly related to a photograph Ruscha made of an ice truck. The piece can clearly be understood as a precursor to his famous “liquid word” paintings, such as <em>City</em> from 1968.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1961
- Dimensions
- 27 × 30.4 cm (10 11/16 × 12 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Ed Ruscha
Artist
Painting
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
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