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Ed Ruscha's US$52.5m 'Hurting the Word Radio #2' Set New Auction Record | Auctions News | THE VALUE | Art News
Jeff Bezos paid $52 million for the Ed Ruscha's painting 'Hurting the Word Radio #2'. What is so appealing about it this painting and why is it worth so much? He doesn't
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Paintings by Ed Ruscha, Philip Guston and others from major Chicago collection headed to auction at Christie's
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felix salmon on Twitter: "I'm genuinely interested: Who is the man on the left, and what does the $2.1m number refer to? Ed Ruscha's “Hurting the Word Radio #2” was bought directly
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Ed Ruscha's US$52.5m 'Hurting the Word Radio #2' Set New Auction Record | Auctions News | THE VALUE | Art News
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