Appraisal: 1979 Ed Ruscha "Stagefright" Ink on Paper
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Appraisal: 1979 Ed Ruscha "Stagefright" Ink on Paper
Watch Colleene Fesko appraise a 1979 Ed Ruscha "Stagefright" ink on paper in Junk in the Trunk 15.
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Appraisal: 1979 Ed Ruscha "Stagefright" Ink on Paper
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Watch Colleene Fesko appraise a 1979 Ed Ruscha "Stagefright" ink on paper in Junk in the Trunk 15.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This was purchased by my late mother-in-law... APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.
GUEST: ...as a gift for my husband sometime around 2011.
She purchased it in California.
And I understand it's not typical of his work.
GUEST: We were contacted by an editor who was preparing a catalog of his works in 2016.
They said they did not have a good image of this work... APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.
GUEST: ...and we gave them permission to come to our home and photograph it.
APPRAISER: Well, that's perfect that it's in the "catalogue raisonné."
Ed Ruscha is one of the most important American artists... uh, of international renown.
He's so hard to categorize.
GUEST: Mm.
APPRAISER: You know, some people think he's a pop artist, some people think he's a conceptual artist, some people even think he's a surrealist.
GUEST: Ah.
APPRAISER: He could be all of the above, some of the above, none of the above.
(chuckles) But his... chosen subject is painting words and phrases.
He's really capitalized on that notion of words and power.
I was thinking about it, I was also thinking about the title... that's on the back.
The title is so integral to the appreciation of the piece.
Tell me the title.
GUEST: The title is Stagefright.
APPRAISER: That's as magical as any of the pieces he's done, I mean, this figure standing in the middle of a proscenium to nowhere.
APPRAISER: The wonderful regularity and monotony and mystery of the lines with that single figure is, is just amazing to me.
APPRAISER: It's ink on paper.
It appears to be in quite good condition.
The piece is signed and dated "E. Ruscha, '79."
He was born in the '30s.
And so this is prime... GUEST: And he's still alive, I understand.
APPRAISER: He is.
And this is prime time for Ed Ruscha.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: He's a star.
He's an absolute star.
Do you have any idea what your mother-in-law paid?
GUEST: I have no idea.
APPRAISER: His market has gone up and up.
And up.
GUEST: Oh, my.
APPRAISER: I would estimate this, at auction, between $50,000 and $75,000.
GUEST: Oh, my word.
APPRAISER: Yes.
GUEST: Oh my word, oh, thank you for that information.
APPRAISER: Oh, good.
GUEST: What should I insure this for?
APPRAISER: $150,000.
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 1m 57s | Appraisal: 1869 Winchester Model 66 "Yellowboy" Rifle & Carbine (1m 57s)
NewAppraisal: 1900 Oscar Berninghaus Watercolor
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 43s | Appraisal: 1900 Oscar Berninghaus Watercolor (2m 43s)
NewAppraisal: 1911 Gorham Silver Powerboat Race Trophy
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 28s | Appraisal: 1911 Gorham Silver Powerboat Race Trophy (2m 28s)
NewAppraisal: 1931 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Watch
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 41s | Appraisal: 1931 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Watch (2m 41s)
NewAppraisal: 1937 Inscribed "Of Mice and Men" First Edition
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 1m 46s | Appraisal: 1937 Inscribed "Of Mice and Men" First Edition (1m 46s)
NewAppraisal: 1951 Coca-Cola Baseball Advertisement Painting
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 1m 10s | Appraisal: 1951 Coca-Cola Baseball Advertisement Painting (1m 10s)
NewAppraisal: 1960 Gibson Les Paul Junior Guitar with Case & Strap
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: 1960 Gibson Les Paul Junior Guitar with Case & Strap (1m 4s)
NewAppraisal: 1961 JFK Santa Claus Letter
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 1m 36s | Appraisal: 1961 JFK Santa Claus Letter (1m 36s)
NewAppraisal: 1964 - 1965 Ellsworth Kelly "Yellow over Black" Litho
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 59s | Appraisal: 1964 - 1965 Ellsworth Kelly "Yellow over Black" Litho (2m 59s)
NewAppraisal: 20th C. Ernest Trova "Falling Man" Sculpture
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 3m 31s | Appraisal: 20th C. Ernest Trova "Falling Man" Sculpture (3m 31s)
NewAppraisal: Alphonse Mucha American "Reverie" Print, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: Alphonse Mucha American "Reverie" Print, ca. 1910 (3m 11s)
NewAppraisal: Augsburg Silver-gilt Chalice, ca. 1600
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 3m 9s | Appraisal: Augsburg Silver-gilt Chalice, ca. 1600 (3m 9s)
NewAppraisal: Charles Loloma Necklace & Ironwood Bird
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 4m 4s | Appraisal: Charles Loloma Necklace & Ironwood Bird (4m 4s)
NewAppraisal: Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Waste Bowl, ca. 1750
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Waste Bowl, ca. 1750 (2m 24s)
NewAppraisal: Gustav Muss-Arnolt Hunting Dogs Oil, ca. 1900
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 1m 28s | Appraisal: Gustav Muss-Arnolt Hunting Dogs Oil, ca. 1900 (1m 28s)
NewAppraisal: John Juzek Violin, ca. 1950
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: John Juzek Violin, ca. 1950 (2m 46s)
NewAppraisal: Loetz 4-handled Phänomen Vase, ca. 1904
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 3m 24s | Appraisal: Loetz 4-handled Phänomen Vase, ca. 1904 (3m 24s)
NewAppraisal: Palwa Illuminated Mirror, ca. 1970
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Clip: S30 Ep25 | 2m 28s | Appraisal: Palwa Illuminated Mirror, ca. 1970 (2m 28s)
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