Auction lot
Ed Ruscha, 1981 - Future
Ed Ruscha, 1981 - Future was bought in at Phillips on October 20, 2020 as lot 16 against an estimate of £600,000 to £800,000. See status, estimate, source link, and related auction records.
What is the auction result for Ed Ruscha, 1981 - Future?
Ed Ruscha, 1981 - Future was bought in at Phillips on October 20, 2020 as lot 16 against an estimate of £600,000 to £800,000. See status, estimate, source link, and related auction records.
- Ed Ruscha, 1981 - Future was bought in at Phillips on October 20, 2020 against an estimate of £600,000 to £800,000.
- The work appeared as lot 16 in 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale. Wassily records the published estimate range as £600,000 to £800,000. The record identifies the work with a 1981 date.
- This record is structured for research citation: it links the object, auction house, sale context, estimate, result, and source attribution in one page.
Auction result
Auction house
Phillips
Sale date
October 20, 2020
Estimate
£600,000 to £800,000
Status
Bought in
Lot number
16
Object details
Maker
Ed Ruscha
Title
1981 - Future
Year
1981
Currency
GBP
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Data coverage and methodology
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Last updated from indexed records: May 14, 2026

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