John Baldessari

American · 1931–2020 · Painter, Printmaker

John Anthony Baldessari was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and… (Wikipedia)

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Upward FallPhillips · Oct 2018£441,000≈ $575,549≈ €500,216Sign up to see
Transform (Lipstick)Phillips · May 2017£389,000≈ $507,139≈ €455,692Sign up to see
Two Figures (Red) and Two Figures (Green) in Different Environments (Food)Phillips · Nov 2021$478,800≈ £355,246≈ €422,036Sign up to see

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Brain/Cloud (With Seascape and Palm Tree), 2009
Photograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014 · Lot 435
$11,250≈ £6,992≈ €8,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Two Hands (With Distant Figure), 1989-90
Photograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014 · Lot 436
$6,875≈ £4,273≈ €5,440Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Man Collapsed on Sofa; Man Tied to Chair (from A Suite of Five Lithographs for Tristram Shandy), 1988
Lithograph · Paper
22¼ h x 25¼ w in (57 x 64 cm)
Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 198
$3,000≈ £1,829≈ €2,327Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Hand and/or Feet: Chair and Books/Plate and Egg, 2010
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 287
$5,313≈ £3,156≈ €3,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Stonehenge (With Two Persons) Red, 2005
Print (other) · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 288
$10,000≈ £5,940≈ €7,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
The Overlap Series: Double Motorcyclists and Landscape (Icelandic 2003), 2001-03
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 289
$6,875≈ £4,084≈ €5,020Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled, 1964
Oil · Canvas
36 1/2 x 24 in. (92.7 x 61 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2014 · Lot 188
$221,000≈ £131,477≈ €161,361Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
Green Gown (Death), 1989
gelatin-silver, tinted gelatin-silver prints, in 2 parts
99 x 144 in. (251.5 x 365.8 cm.)
Phillips · May 15, 2014 · Lot 39
$389,000≈ £232,170≈ €284,794Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
Two Noses: Red and Green, 2005
Print (other) · Other support · ed. 13/15
S. 33 1/2 x 58 1/4 in. (85.1 x 148 cm)
Phillips · Apr 28, 2014 · Lot 53
$11,250≈ £6,678≈ €8,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
The Intersection Series: Column of Cowboys/Woman Pouring Peas, 2001
Print (other) · Paper
14 h x 20 w in (36 x 51 cm)
Wright · Feb 27, 2014 · Lot 237
$5,100≈ £3,064≈ €3,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗

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John Baldessari signature

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

on the reverse10
lower right2
lower centre1

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signed95
signed in pencil27
signed and dated13
initialled9

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, 2024
Signed, titled and dated "GOYA SERIES BALDESSARI 97" lower edge — Study for Goya Series: The Same Elsewhere, Phillips, Sep 26, 2023
Signed and dated "JOHN BALDESSARI 2006" on the reverse — Noses & Ears, etc. (part two): (yellow) face with (blue) nose and drums, Phillips, Jun 24, 2021

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About John Baldessari

John Anthony Baldessari was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California.

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