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Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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The Fallen Easel
John Baldessari (American, 1931–2020) · 1988
$30,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £21,485≈ €24,564
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph and screenprint in colors, on three sheets of Arches 88 paper, one sheet of Ragocote paper and five aluminum panels, the full sheets,”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 30/35
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · John Baldessari signature
- Category
- Screenprints
- Dimensions
- overall 74 x 95 in. (188 x 241.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030118)
- Date
- April 24, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 98
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £14,324 – £21,485) (≈ €16,376 – €24,564)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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