John Baldessari signature
American · 1931–2020
144 catalogued lots by John Baldessari record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (77% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- JOHN BALDESSARI 2006×1
Catalogue signature lines
Stamped with the artist's signature, title, number and date “BALDESSARI GOD NOSE 25/25 2007” on a plaque affixed to the reverse
— God Nose, Phillips, Mar 12, 2024Signed, titled and dated "GOYA SERIES BALDESSARI 97" lower edge
— Study for Goya Series: The Same Elsewhere, Phillips, Sep 26, 2023Signed and dated "JOHN BALDESSARI 2006" on the reverse
— Noses & Ears, etc. (part two): (yellow) face with (blue) nose and drums, Phillips, Jun 24, 2021Signed, titled and dated 'WORD CHAIN: FAUCET (ILENE'S STORY) BALDESSARI 75' lower edge of the larger part
— Word Chain: Faucet (Ilene's story), Phillips, Jun 28, 2019Signed, titled and dated "PRIMA FACIE: BRAGGART (MAQUETTE) BALDESSARI 05" lower middle
— Prima Facie: Braggart (Maquette), Phillips, Feb 28, 2017Signed and numbered '028 John Baldessari Franco Toselli' on the colophon
— Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), Phillips, Sep 19, 2023Signed by the publishers and numbered '271' on the colophon page
— Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), Phillips, Apr 22, 2021Bleistift signiert, datiert und betitelt: Baldessari 02 Intersection Series: Landscape, Anguished Man (With Ladder)
— Intersection Series: Landscape, Anguished Man (with ladder), Grisebach, Dec 1, 2007Bleistift signiert, datiert und betitelt: Baldessari 02 Intersection Series: People Scattered (With Crowd)
— Intersection Series: People Scattered (with Crowd), Grisebach, Dec 1, 2007Signed in ink on label affixed to verso and numbered 65/75
— Six Colorful Expression (Frozen), for Parkett no. 29 (Hurowitz 59), Bonhams, Jul 30, 2026Signed in ink on label affixed to verso and stamp numbered 9/12
— National City Portfolio (W, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, B) (Hurowitz 81-88), 1996/2009, Bonhams, Jul 29, 2026Signed in red pencil lower right
— 1992, xerox on paper with crayon, signed in red, Abell Auction Company, May 31, 2026Signed lower right
— Blue Masterstroke Over Red Diagram and Two Cowboys, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, May 30, 2026Signed, titled and dated "John Baldessari Two Fisted Choice and Flow. With Observer 1991" on the reverse
— Two Fisted Choice and Flow with Observer, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025Signiert und nummeriert (verso auf Editionsetikett)
— Six Colorful Expressions (Frozen) (für Parkett 29), Van Ham, Oct 31, 2023Signiert und nummeriert (verso auf Editionsetikett)
— Sediment: Throat, Nose and Spider, Van Ham, Mar 1, 2023Signed and numbered 42/75 in black ink on a label affixed to the reverse
— Six Colorful Expressions (Frozen) (P. 29, H. 59), Phillips, Apr 19, 2022Signed and numbered 14/35 in pencil on the reverse
— Large Door, from Hegel's Cellar (S. 1986.01H, H. 28), Phillips, Apr 20, 2021Signed and numbered 13/15 in black pen on a label affixed to the reverse
— Two Noses: Red and Green, Phillips, Apr 28, 2014Signed in black ink and numbered
— National City Portfolio (W, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, B) (H. 81-88), Phillips, Sep 17, 2026Signed in pencil
— Plant and Lamp (B+Y;Y+B) (Hurowitz 97), Bonhams, Jul 30, 2026Signed in pencil and annotated
— Two Erect Figures/Two Skateboards (Hurowitz 78), Bonhams, Jul 30, 2026Signed in pencil
— Aligned Trumpeting (Hurowitz 36, Cirrus p. 188), Bonhams, Jul 30, 2026Signed and numbered edition of 500)
— Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), Bonhams, Jul 29, 2026Signed by the publishers and numbered)
— Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), Phillips, Jun 24, 2026Signed and dated in red glaze on the underside and numbered 45/48
— Repository (Green/Red) (H. 130), Phillips, Apr 23, 2026Initialed in pencil
— Sniffle, from Engravings with Sounds, Bonhams, Apr 13, 2026Signed in pencil
— Snigger, from Engravings with Sounds, Bonhams, Apr 13, 2026Initialed in pencil
— Arg, from Engravings with Sounds, Bonhams, Apr 13, 2026Signed in pencil
— Three Moments (Hurowitz 107), Bonhams, Apr 13, 2026Signed in pencil and numbered 10/45
— Rollercoaster (Hurowitz 48), Bonhams, Apr 13, 2026Signed in pencil and annotated
— Hegel's Cellar (Hurowitz 21-30), Bonhams, Apr 13, 2026Signed in pencil and numbered 16/50
— Cliché (Hurowitz 74-76), Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026Initialed in pencil
— The First $100,000 I Ever Made, Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026Signed in pencil
— I Saw It (Hurowitz 93), Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026Signed in pencil
— Two Horses and Riders (Hurowitz 91), Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026Signed in pencil
— Raw Prints (Hurowitz 3-8, Cirrus p. 185-187), Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026Signed in pencil and numbered 31/45
— Falling Star (Hurowitz 43), Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026Signed
— Two Opponents (Blue and Yellow) (G. 2014, H. 148), Phillips, Feb 7, 2026Signed
— Person with Guitar (Yellow) (G. 2027, H. 149), Phillips, Feb 7, 2026
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