
Archi-Props
8 works

That Was Then, This Is Now, 2014
Lithograph
34 1/2 x 46 in 87.6 x 116.8 cm
Edition of 75 + 12 APs + second run edition of 11
Ed Ruscha’s That Was Then, This Is Now captures the slippery nature of time and memory through a deceptively simple phrase. Rendered in his signature typographic style, the work presents a statement that is both universally familiar and quietly profound. With its clean composition and deadpan delivery, the piece invites viewers to reflect on change - personal, cultural, or historical - without sentimentality. As always, Ruscha uses language not to explain, but to open a space for contemplation. That Was Then, This Is Now exemplifies his talent for transforming everyday expressions into poetic, open-ended meditations on the passage of time.
Price on Application
That Was Then This Is Now · Ed Ruscha · Sotheby's · 2025-05 · $7,795,000

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW · Ed Ruscha · Sotheby's · 2018-11 · $5,774,650
· Ed Ruscha · Sotheby's · 2015-05 · $5,402,000


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