Ed Ruscha: Pepto-Caviar Hollywood screen print
Detail of Ed Ruscha: Pepto-Caviar Hollywood screen print
Ed Ruscha: Pepto-Caviar Hollywood screen print in frame
Prints & Editions

Ed Ruscha: Pepto-Caviar Hollywood

Regular price Regular price $15,000

Printed in 1970 by Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles, Ed Ruscha’s screen print Pepto-Caviar Hollywood depicts the iconic Hollywood Sign, which has become synonymous with both LA and the American movie industry. In this composition, the landmark emerges from a low horizon, with the sign’s letters receding into the distance. The print was created in two runs from two screens with the decidedly unconventional mediums of Pepto-Bismol and caviar, as Ruscha was experimenting with unusual everyday substances—from gunpowder to egg yolk and chocolate—to create works on paper. Here, he combines the richness of caviar with the pink remedy used to counteract dietary overindulgence.

Artist: Ed Ruscha

Date: 1970

Medium: Screen print with Pepto-Bismol and caviar on Copperplate Deluxe paper

Dimensions: 15 × 42 3/8 inches (38.1 × 107.6 cm)

Edition: Edition 26/50

Signed: Signed, numbered, and dated on recto

Printer: Cirrus Editions

Publisher: Cirrus Editions

Framed: Sold framed

B926A56D-9343-4B36-A50D-F91C6E78100F

This site uses cookies. View our policy.

B926A56D-9343-4B36-A50D-F91C6E78100F

Contact to Buy

By inquiring I agree to Gagosian’s Privacy Policy.

To contact us by phone, call +1 212 796 1224,
Monday–Saturday 10–6 eastern time.

B926A56D-9343-4B36-A50D-F91C6E78100F