Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Vertical Series: Escape, 2003
Print (other)
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Falling Star
John Baldessari (American, 1931–2020) · 1989-90
$3,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,686≈ €3,070
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- Medium
- Aquatint · Prints & multiples all aquatint results →As published: “Aquatint and photogravure in colors, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- BAT
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · John Baldessari signature
- Category
- Aquatints
- Dimensions
- I. 62 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. (159.1 x 52.7 cm) S. 64 5/8 x 23 in. (164.1 x 58.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030118)
- Date
- April 24, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 350
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,149 – £3,581) (≈ €2,456 – €4,094)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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