An Important Date For Christie's

Christie's has announced that one of Ed Ruscha's best known works will lead the 20th Century Evening Sale during Fall Marquee Week next month. It is called Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, and could go for as much as $50 million.

The artist first encountered the Standard Oil gas stations during a road trip from his native Oklahoma to California in 1962. A press release points out that as Andy Warhol did with soup cans, Ed immortalized the gas station through seriality. 

Others featured in the New York auction on the 19th of November include Frank Stella, Willem de Kooning, and Georgia O'Keeffe.

Also on that date, the auction house will present Mica Ertegun's collection--Part One. Artists include Ruscha, David Hockney, Joan Miro, and Rene Magritte. 

Christies is pleased to announce that a good portion of the proceeds will benefit philanthropic initiatives (an essential part of Mica's life).