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John Baldessari: career timeline

American · 1931–2020 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 416 of 446 lots (93% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

John Baldessari: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s1211$56.7kSign upOil
1970s6157$7.6kSign upLithograph
1980s9586$5.3kSign upPhotograph
1990s8377$3.1kSign upLithograph
2000s119108$6kSign upLithograph
2010s4537$3.1kSign upScreenprint
2020s10—Screenprint

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1960s 12 works

Sold
11 of 12
Median
$56.7kSign up
Average
$118kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 24 in (44 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Oil (5), Photograph (2), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
Boats (1)

1970s 61 works

Sold
57 of 61
Median
$7.6kSign up
Average
$7.9kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 12.5 in (24 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (43), Other (4), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 37 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 95 works

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86 of 95
Median
$5.3kSign up
Average
$33kSign up
Typical size
37 × 32.5 in (94 × 83 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (41), Lithograph (36), Etching (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (19), Boats (3), Butterflies (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 71 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 83 works

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77 of 83
Median
$3.1kSign up
Average
$26.1kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 19.5 in (57 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (31), Photograph (30), Screenprint (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (13), Sunsets & night (3), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 59 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 119 works

Sold
108 of 119
Median
$6kSign up
Average
$27.1kSign up
Typical size
28 × 27.5 in (71 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (34), Print (other) (27), Photograph (21)
Subjects
Landscapes (24), Palms (10), Figures & portraits (10)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 95 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 45 works

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37 of 45
Median
$3.1kSign up
Average
$12.2kSign up
Typical size
32.5 × 28 in (82 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (17), Photograph (10), Print (other) (7)
Subjects
Beach scenes (3), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (2010s)

…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 1 work

Sold
0 of 1
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
16 × 15 in (41 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

30 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$37.4kSign up
Average
$37.4kSign up
Typical size
57.5 × 52.5 in (147 × 133 cm)
Mediums
Other (2), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$2.4kSign up
Average
$3.4kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (4), Screenprint (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
Show 1 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 20 works

Sold
18 of 20
Median
$3.1kSign up
Average
$3.6kSign up
Typical size
30 × 23 in (76 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (7), Other (6), Lithograph (3)
Subjects
Beach scenes (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All John Baldessari auction results →