Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), 1973
Other
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Two Opponents (Blue and Yellow)
John Baldessari (American, 1931–2020) · 2004
$3,500 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Screenprint · Prints & multiples all screenprint results →As published: “Screenprint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet,”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 14/165
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · John Baldessari signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- S. 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030116)
- Date
- April 25, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 261
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,379 – £2,068) (≈ €1,776 – €2,663)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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