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John Baldessari

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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446lots offered2005–2026years recorded92%sold (404)$5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. John Baldessari, Upward Fall, 1986, black and white prints with oil tints and metallic paper, in 5 parts, in artist's framesUpward FallPhillips · £441,000≈ $575,549≈ €500,216Sign up to see
  2. John Baldessari, Transform (Lipstick), 1990, Unique work comprised of two chromogenic prints with vinyl paint, flush-mountedTransform (Lipstick)Phillips · £389,000≈ $507,139≈ €455,692Sign up to see
  3. John Baldessari, Two Figures (Red) and Two Figures (Green) in Different Environments (Food), 1990, color photograph with acrylic and vinyl, in artist's frame, in 2 partsTwo Figures (Red) and Two Figures (Green) in Different Environments (Food)Phillips · $478,800≈ £355,246≈ €422,036Sign up to see

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Average price
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median $5kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
404
of 441 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$10$100$1k$10k$100k$1M20082011201420172020202320262005-05-01 · $73,1252007-05-22 · $390,0002007-10-14 · $1,6802007-10-14 · $3,3002007-12-01 · $49,1842007-12-01 · $31,6182008-02-10 · $1,5002008-06-29 · $2,2802009-06-07 · $5,4002009-12-06 · $1,2252009-12-06 · $4,2882010-05-23 · $9,8002010-10-17 · $8,2692011-06-26 · $1,3752011-06-26 · $8,1252011-06-26 · $6,2502011-10-09 · $287,8752011-10-09 · $183,7502011-12-11 · $8,1252011-12-11 · $12,5002012-10-07 · $7,5002012-10-07 · $16,2502012-10-07 · $6,5632013-04-29 · $4,3752013-04-29 · $2,7502013-04-29 · $2,7502013-04-29 · $2,5002013-05-19 · $4,6882013-05-19 · $6,2502013-07-28 · $8132013-10-13 · $7,5002013-10-13 · $6,2502013-10-28 · $3,1252013-10-28 · $18,7502014-02-27 · $5,1002014-04-28 · $11,2502014-05-15 · $389,0002014-05-16 · $221,0002014-05-18 · $5,3132014-05-18 · $10,0002014-05-18 · $6,8752014-09-23 · $3,0002014-10-12 · $53,1252014-10-12 · $11,2502014-10-12 · $6,8752014-10-12 · $8,1252014-10-28 · $12,5002014-10-28 · $12,5002014-10-28 · $3,7502014-10-28 · $1,6252015-03-01 · $62,5002015-03-01 · $6,8752015-03-01 · $4,3752015-03-01 · $4,6882015-03-01 · $5,0002015-04-01 · $365,0002015-04-21 · $45,0002015-04-21 · $16,2502015-05-17 · $20,0002015-05-17 · $3,7502015-05-17 · $5,3132015-05-17 · $3,4382015-05-17 · $5,9382015-09-24 · $5,6252015-09-24 · $2,0482015-10-11 · $5,6252015-10-11 · $8,7502015-10-11 · $4,0632015-10-11 · $3,1252015-10-11 · $2,5002015-10-14 · $409,9302015-10-15 · $226,5482015-10-26 · $3,0002016-02-21 · $4,0632016-02-21 · $5,6252016-02-21 · $6,8752016-02-25 · $4,6882016-04-25 · $3,5002016-05-22 · $3,1502016-05-22 · $5,9382016-10-09 · $4,3752016-10-09 · $3,1252016-12-03 · $5,2782017-02-28 · $12,5002017-03-05 · $1,8752017-03-05 · $4,3752017-03-10 · $144,3532017-04-18 · $12,5002017-05-18 · $507,1392017-06-07 · $2,9042017-10-17 · $5,2502017-10-17 · $2,5002017-10-22 · $3,7502017-11-11 · $2,3752017-11-15 · $112,5002017-11-15 · $87,5002018-01-25 · $1,9602018-01-25 · $3,9202018-02-25 · $3,1252018-04-19 · $4,6882018-04-24 · $30,0002018-04-24 · $2,5002018-04-24 · $3,7502018-05-05 · $1,2502018-05-05 · $1,2502018-06-10 · $12,5002018-06-10 · $2,0002018-09-26 · $162,5002018-09-30 · $7,5002018-10-05 · $575,5492018-11-10 · $7502018-11-14 · $193,7502018-11-24 · $4,2252018-11-27 · $9,3752019-01-17 · $8,7502019-02-17 · $17,5002019-05-19 · $4,5632019-05-19 · $8,1252019-06-06 · $17,4932019-06-28 · $230,0612019-07-18 · $15,0002019-10-02 · $353,0212019-10-03 · $185,0102019-10-17 · $10,6252019-10-20 · $8,7502019-10-25 · $10,0002019-10-25 · $4,3752019-10-25 · $4,2982019-11-13 · $362,5002019-11-30 · $5,4912019-12-06 · $6,2402020-01-23 · $13,9462020-02-08 · $5,9372020-02-08 · $3,2502020-05-02 · $5,6252020-05-02 · $6,8752020-05-02 · $4,6872020-07-02 · $237,5002020-07-24 · $17,5002020-07-24 · $16,2502020-09-10 · $15,3632020-09-30 · $11,8752020-10-13 · $2,3752020-10-18 · $118,7502020-10-18 · $1,7502020-10-18 · $1,3752020-10-18 · $3,7502020-10-22 · $9,4502020-11-18 · $11,8752020-11-18 · $3752021-01-17 · $28,1252021-01-21 · $3,4572021-02-17 · $8,7502021-02-17 · $11,2502021-03-23 · $10,0002021-03-23 · $3,0002021-03-23 · $5,0002021-03-27 · $2,8802021-04-20 · $5,0402021-04-20 · $5,4182021-04-20 · $4,7882021-04-22 · $10,4852021-05-19 · $2,5002021-06-14 · $11,5482021-06-16 · $2,3752021-06-24 · $176,4002021-07-15 · $5,3132021-07-16 · $2,0002021-09-29 · $12,5002021-10-13 · $2,5002021-10-13 · $2,0002021-10-13 · $1,2502021-10-19 · $4,4102021-10-19 · $3,2762021-10-24 · $12,0002021-10-24 · $13,7502021-11-18 · $478,8002021-11-18 · $35,2802021-12-01 · $17,5142021-12-15 · $2,0802021-12-15 · $9,3752021-12-16 · $4,1602021-12-16 · $5,0002022-01-19 · $12,8912022-01-25 · $2972022-01-27 · $3,5002022-01-29 · $6,8752022-02-22 · $4,3752022-02-22 · $9,3752022-02-24 · $11,8752022-02-24 · $1,8202022-03-11 · $5,0402022-03-11 · $21,4202022-03-11 · $3,5282022-03-25 · $7,5002022-03-30 · $25,0002022-04-07 · $2,4702022-04-19 · $6,9302022-04-19 · $8,8202022-04-19 · $2,2682022-04-29 · $3,1202022-04-29 · $3,2502022-05-03 · $11,2502022-06-14 · $4,8672022-06-14 · $7,6052022-06-16 · $3,1202022-06-16 · $3,2502022-06-29 · $61,3072022-07-12 · $6,0002022-07-14 · $6,5002022-09-08 · $4,7502022-09-08 · $5,6252022-09-08 · $4,0002022-09-08 · $4,3752022-09-14 · $6,1122022-10-12 · $1,2502022-10-12 · $8,1252022-10-12 · $7,5002022-10-12 · $8,7502022-10-12 · $3,0002022-10-24 · $7,5602022-10-24 · $3,5282022-10-24 · $1,5122022-10-25 · $4,2772022-11-30 · $7532022-11-30 · $6852022-12-07 · $10,0002022-12-08 · $199,7542022-12-15 · $1,0002023-01-04 · $4202023-01-11 · $6,3002023-01-11 · $3,0242023-01-11 · $2,3942023-01-11 · $2,0162023-01-11 · $6,9302023-01-18 · $7,4892023-02-15 · $21,4202023-02-15 · $4,4102023-02-15 · $2,1422023-02-22 · $56,7002023-03-01 · $5642023-03-04 · $3,4562023-03-23 · $2,0162023-04-18 · $3,0482023-04-26 · $3,7802023-04-26 · $1,0082023-04-26 · $3,0242023-05-19 · $20,5482023-06-01 · $16,3802023-06-01 · $2,1422023-06-05 · $9,8782023-06-07 · $7,0222023-06-07 · $6,6492023-06-21 · $10,0802023-08-08 · $2,6202023-08-08 · $2,0162023-09-07 · $3,0242023-09-07 · $2,0162023-09-19 · $5,0472023-09-26 · $16,5102023-09-27 · $139,7002023-10-12 · $6,0482023-10-19 · $23,9402023-10-31 · $1,6822023-10-31 · $1,4022023-12-07 · $2,0162023-12-07 · $9,4502024-01-10 · $5,0402024-01-10 · $3,6122024-01-10 · $9,0302024-01-10 · $5,0402024-01-10 · $21,4202024-01-10 · $2,7722024-01-10 · $8,1902024-01-10 · $2,2682024-01-10 · $2,3942024-01-10 · $4,0322024-01-10 · $13,8602024-02-14 · $4,7882024-02-14 · $2,2682024-02-14 · $2,7722024-02-14 · $11,6102024-02-14 · $4,5852024-02-14 · $16,3802024-02-14 · $4,0322024-02-14 · $2,5202024-02-14 · $1,3862024-03-08 · $2,5202024-04-03 · $2,8472024-04-16 · $1,2702024-04-18 · $5,2922024-04-18 · $8,1902024-04-18 · $5042024-04-18 · $4522024-04-18 · $9832024-05-15 · $6,9302024-05-15 · $2,5202024-05-15 · $8,8202024-05-15 · $1,1972024-06-04 · $8,8202024-06-05 · $177,8002024-06-11 · $5,6702024-06-12 · $1,2082024-07-25 · $7682024-08-14 · $2,2682024-09-04 · $1,7782024-10-16 · $2,7722024-10-16 · $2,1932024-10-22 · $13,9702024-10-22 · $2,2862024-10-22 · $4,3372024-11-01 · $4412024-11-01 · $1262024-11-20 · $124,4602024-12-10 · $16,5102024-12-12 · $13,8832024-12-18 · $4,4102025-01-08 · $4,4452025-01-08 · $1,2542025-02-12 · $3,5562025-02-25 · $25,4002025-02-28 · $38,1002025-03-04 · $17,8152025-03-07 · $45,9122025-03-07 · $106,5802025-03-18 · $7622025-04-03 · $1,9052025-04-16 · $3,8102025-05-02 · $4452025-05-13 · $3,5562025-05-14 · $5,1812025-05-24 · $2,5602025-08-21 · $9,5252025-09-03 · $8,5802025-09-03 · $3,0482025-09-03 · $14,5202025-09-09 · $292025-09-12 · $2,0962025-09-18 · $5,6202025-09-23 · $2,2402025-09-23 · $10,2402025-09-23 · $5,1202025-09-23 · $8,3202025-09-23 · $4,8642025-09-23 · $4,6082025-09-23 · $3,0722025-09-23 · $17,9202025-09-23 · $2,8162025-09-23 · $4,6082025-09-23 · $1,6642025-09-23 · $12,1602025-09-23 · $3,8402025-09-23 · $2,5602025-10-10 · $10,8802025-10-15 · $19,0502025-10-15 · $5,0802025-10-21 · $2,4512025-10-21 · $16,7702025-10-21 · $9,0302025-10-21 · $5,1602025-11-15 · $1,1522025-11-21 · $77,4002025-12-16 · $4,8262025-12-16 · $3,5562026-02-02 · $4,5152026-02-02 · $30,9602026-02-07 · $14,1902026-02-07 · $2,4512026-02-25 · $1,5362026-02-25 · $4,8642026-02-25 · $7,0402026-02-25 · $5122026-02-25 · $2,8162026-02-25 · $1,2802026-02-25 · $1,6642026-03-17 · $3842026-04-13 · $10,8802026-04-13 · $3,5842026-04-13 · $12,1602026-04-16 · $1,2162026-04-16 · $2,5602026-04-16 · $7042026-04-23 · $3,8702026-05-16 · $12,8002026-05-19 · $2,8162026-05-31 · $1,1522026-06-09 · $8,3202026-06-24 · $7,7402026-06-26 · $98,8972026-07-29 · $5,7602026-07-29 · $38,4002026-07-30 · $1,1522026-07-30 · $1,5362026-07-30 · $4,3522026-07-30 · $2,1762026-08-06 · $8322026-08-06 · $1,0242026-08-06 · $2,0482026-09-10 · $8,9602026-09-10 · $2,0482026-09-10 · $3,5842026-09-10 · $2,3042026-09-17 · $16,392
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings191368%$159kSign up$119kSign up$410kSign up
Oil8788%$66.2kSign up$38.1kSign up$221kSign up
Acrylic9667%$267kSign up$263kSign up$410kSign up
Mixed media200%—Sign up—Sign up—
Works on paper1313100%$68.8kSign up$8.1kSign up$576kSign up
Drawing44100%$66.4kSign up$40.4kSign up$184kSign up
Prints & multiples27125795%$8.2kSign up$4.6kSign up$144kSign up
Etching10990%$3.4kSign up$2.9kSign up$5.4kSign up
Aquatint55100%$7kSign up$5kSign up$16.3kSign up
Lithograph15114596%$7.4kSign up$5.1kSign up$45kSign up
Screenprint494796%$4.3kSign up$3.4kSign up$21.4kSign up
Print (other)524790%$15.6kSign up$5.9kSign up$144kSign up
Multiple44100%$6.1kSign up$5.7kSign up$12.5kSign up
Photography1109485%$45.9kSign up$5.6kSign up$507kSign up
Photograph1109485%$45.9kSign up$5.6kSign up$507kSign up
Sculpture3267%$7.4kSign up$7.4kSign up$12.5kSign up
Other2525100%$31.3kSign up$3.7kSign up$389kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20264739$2.8kSign up
20254847$4.8kSign up
20245451$3.8kSign up
20234038$3.6kSign up
20225146$5kSign up
20213533$5kSign up
20202119$6.9kSign up
20191917$10kSign up
20181918$4.1kSign up
20171313$5.3kSign up
20161210$4.5kSign up
20152323$5.6kSign up
20141916$9.1kSign up
20131411$4.4kSign up
201233$7.5kSign up
201177$8.1kSign up
201022$9kSign up
200933$4.3kSign up
200832$1.9kSign up
200765$31.6kSign up
200521$73.1kSign up

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