Artist Ed Ruscha’s Former California Home and Studio Are on the Market for $4.65 Million

The former residence and studio of Los Angeles artist Edward “Ed” Ruscha is on the market for $4.65 million. What today is a 6,350-square-foot compound was once two separate properties, but shortly after the artist and his wife, Danica, purchased their Mandeville Canyon home, the one next door was listed for sale and they opted to buy it. The couple then worked with designer Morgan Livingston to combine the two, and they maintained the property until 2002.

Featured in Architectural Digest in 1994, the circa-1975 dwelling is currently owned by film and commercial producer Rhea Scott, who has executive-produced music videos for the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Janet Jackson, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z, and Lauryn Hill, among other artists. The property is being listed by Frank Langen of Compass.

In total, it consists of four bedrooms and six baths, along with a farmhouse-style eat-in kitchen that connects to a library and dining, family, and living areas. Every room within the home leads to a patio, a garden, or the pool. Other exterior amenities include fountains, zip lines, and outdoor play areas.

“This is the place that can give an artist solace and peace to hear their own voice,” Langen tells Galerie. Situated on nearly two acres, this estate boasts a treehouse, a one-bedroom guesthouse—which was Ruscha’s studio—with a porch, a meditation studio, and idyllic gardens. This property is a rare example of Ruscha’s residential vision brought to fruition. 

Ruscha, who was born in 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, moved to Oklahoma City in 1941 and later, in 1956, to Los Angeles. Here, he attended the Chouinard Art Institute. The artist played a key role in the pop art movement, and has had his works on display at various notable museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery of Art.