Details ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) Burning Gas Station signed, titled and dated '"BURNING GAS STATION" 1966-1969 E. Ruscha' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 39 in. (51.1 x 99.1 cm.) Painted in 1966-1969. Provenance James Sowell, Texas Donald Marron, New York Larry Gagosian Gallery, New York Ira Young, Vancouver, 1988 James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1991 Literature R. Dean and P. Poncy, eds., Edward Ruscha: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume One: 1958-1970, New York, 2003, pp. 280-281, no. P1968.12 (illustrated; titled and dated as Burning Standard, 1968). Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting, exh. cat., London, Hayward Gallery, 2010, p. 17, fig. 12 (illustrated; titled and dated as Burning Standard, 1968). C. Tutwiler, Ed Ruscha, Vik Muniz and the Car Culture of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 2011, p. 9 (illustrated; titled and dated as Burning Standard, 1968). Exhibited Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Paintings, Drawings and Other Works by Edward Ruscha, June-July 1976, p. 17 (illustrated). Special Notice On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.