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John Baldessari Figurative Prints

American, 1931-2020

Although Conceptual artist John Baldessari is best known for the richly provocative juxtapositions of photographic images and text that characterize his prints and paintings, he actually had something of a traditional art world upbringing — if such a thing exists.

Born in Southern California, Baldessari earned several art degrees, from art education to art history to painting. He also taught art at various institutions such as the California Institute of the Arts throughout his life. Among his many students were David Salle, Tony Oursler, Jim Shaw and Mike Kelley. While helping to shape the art world in Los Angeles, he simultaneously developed his own name as an artist.

In the 1950s, Baldessari’s works were primarily semiabstract paintings, but during the late 1960s, he began to distance himself from painting, as he bristled at the idea of limiting art to a single medium. Baldessari decided to take his career in a dramatically different direction. He burned all his paintings at a funeral home in San Diego, then incorporated the ashes into cookie dough, producing (nonedible) baked goods for an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

“It was a very public and symbolic act,” he said, “like announcing you’re going on a diet in order to stick to it.”

From that point on, Baldessari took on an MO of experimentation, dabbling in mediums from video to printmaking to sculpture. “I just stare at something and say: Why isn’t that art? Why couldn’t that be art?” he said in an interview in 2008.

The works for which Baldessari is most highly regarded, however, are striking collages of images and text — many of which are seemingly nonsensical — such as Tom’s Hand Grips the Steering, Wheel… (2015), in which the title’s text is displayed beneath a hippopotamus. As such is his body of work: bringing a sense of joviality to the sometimes too-serious world of Conceptual art.

Before he died in 2020, Baldessari was honored with the 2014 National Medal of Arts Award, the Americans for the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award, the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement and more.

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Artist: John Baldessari
Kiss, Hair, Hands
By John Baldessari
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: John Baldessari Title: Kiss, Hair, Hands Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 29 x 19 3/4 inches (73.7 x 50.2 cm) Edition: 35; signed, numbere...
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1980s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

John Baldessari - Man With Snake, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Signed Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Hamburg, DE
John Baldessari (American, 1931-2020) Man with Snake (Blue and Yellow), 1990 Medium: Lithograph in colors, on wove paper Dimensions: 45.7 x 35.5 cm (18 x 14 in) Edition of 170: Hand-...
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20th Century Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

John Baldessari, Two Bags and Envelope Holder - Conceptual Art, Signed Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Hamburg, DE
John Baldessari (American, born 1931) Two Bags and Envelope Holder, 2011 Medium: Archival inkjet print Dimensions: 61 x 45.8 cm Edition of 40: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Exc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Inkjet

John Baldessari, Give me a B, give me an A ...& etc. Art, Limited Edition, Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Zug, CH
John Baldessari Give me a B, give me an A ...& etc. 2009 Pigment Print 250 × 32 cm (98.4 × 12.6 in), unframed Signed and numbered on adhesive label Edition of 75 In excellent conditi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Pigment

Leg, Straw, Diver
By John Baldessari
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: John Baldessari Title: Leg, Straw, Diver Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 26 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches (66.68 x 49.53 cm) Edition: 35; signed, n...
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1980s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Cavalry
By John Baldessari
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: John Baldessari Title: Cavalry Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 29 3/4 x 22 inches (75.56 x 55.88 cm) Edition: 35; signed, numbered and da...
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1980s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Two Figures (One with Shadow)
By John Baldessari
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: John Baldessari Title: Two Figures (One with Shadow) Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 inches (52.07 x 50.8 cm) Edition: 35; si...
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1980s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

John Baldessari, Belch (from Engraving with Sounds), 2015, Signed Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Hamburg, DE
John Baldessari (American, 1931-2020) Belch (from the Engraving with Sounds series), 2015 Medium: Archival inkjet print on paper Dimensions: 36.8 x 30.5 cm Edition of 25: Monogrammed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Paper, Archival Ink

Man, Dog (Blue), Canoe/Shark Fins (One Yellow), Capsized Boat
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
It is hard to characterize John Baldessari’s varied practice—which includes photomontage, artist’s books, prints, paintings, film, performance, and installation—except through his ap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Etching

John Baldessari, Zorro (Two Gestures and One Mark) - Hand-Signed Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Hamburg, DE
John Baldessari (American, 1931-2020) Zorro (Two Gestures and One Mark), 1998 Medium: Offset lithograph and screenprint on Arches paper, and flip book Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 ...
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20th Century Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Paper, Offset, Screen

Rarely seen limited edition Spanish/English protest poster, Signed by Baldessari
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
John Baldessari Flowers of Life for Central America/Flores de Vida por Centro America (Hand Signed), 1984 Rare Offset Lithograph (Hand signed by Baldessari) 24 3/5 × 18 inches Boldly signed in white sharpie by Baldessari lower front The regular, unsigned edition was only approx. 100, though the present work was, exceptionally, uniquely hand signed by the artist Extremely rare vintage political poster...
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1980s Conceptual John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Offset, Permanent Marker, Lithograph

The Sprinters, for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with official COA
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
John Baldessari The Sprinters, 1982 Limited Edition Offset Lithograph on Parson's Diploma paper Signed in graphite on the front. Accompanied by letter of authenticity from the publisher 36 x 24 inches Unframed Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher on Olympic Committee letterhead. This is one of 750 hand signed lithographic posters, published in 1982 to celebrate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . Even though the signed edition is 750, the publisher is said to have sold fewer than 200 and destroyed the rest; hence signed editions of this print are far more scarce than the edition suggests. The Olympic Committee commissioned 15 nationally known artists, including to create unique designs to promote the event. This was John Baldessari's contribution to the portfolio - cleverly juxtaposing a modern day race, with ancient images, tying old and new and honoring the ancient Olympic tradition. In 2017, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland...
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1980s Conceptual John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

John Baldessari, Give me a B, give me an A ...& etc. Art, Limited Edition, Print
By John Baldessari
Located in Zug, CH
John Baldessari Give me a B, give me an A ...& etc. 2009 Pigment Print 250 × 32 cm (98.4 × 12.6 in), unframed Signed and numbered on adhesive label Edition of 75 In excellent condition with certificate of authenticity PLEASE NOTE: Images of edition number are example references only. The seller can only provide the specific edition number to buyers at the actual point of sale. Please message the seller to request this information at the point of purchase. The piece is offered unframed. In order to subvert common associations, the Baldesarri brings one’s attention to minute details, absurd juxtapositions, and obscured or fragmented portions of such imagery. As a prominent figure in Conceptual Art, Baldessari’s process focuses on the perception and interpretation of visual elements and text, while often employing irony to make playful assertions about how meanings and interpretations are formed. This playful work is like an excerpt from an alphabet book...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Pigment

UNTITLED (FROM 8 PLANTS X 6 = 48)
By John Baldessari
Located in Aventura, FL
From 8 Plants x 6 = 48 series. Unique color inkjet print variants on Hewlett Packard Satin-Gloss photo paper. Each is hand signed and dated by the artist. Sheet size 11 x 8.5 inches...
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1990s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Screen, Paper

Object with Flaw
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce color lithograph. It is signed and numbered in pencil by Baldessari. Printed by Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles. Published by Cirrus Editions, Los ...
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1980s John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Color, Lithograph

Raised Eyebrows / Furrowed Foreheads / Figure with Globe -- Print by Baldessari
By John Baldessari
Located in London, GB
Raised Eyebrows / Furrowed Foreheads / Figure with Globe, 2009 John Baldessari Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano paper Signed, dated, and numbered from the edition of 70 Printed a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Screen

Falling Star
By John Baldessari
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Falling Star is a 1989-1990 color aquatint and photogravure measuring 62 1/2 x 20 5/8 inches. Falling Star is an iconic example of Baldessari’s playful u...
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1980s Conceptual John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Photogravure

Karl Lagerfeld
By John Baldessari
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2015, this color screenprint is hand signed by John Baldessari (National City, 1931- Los Angeles, 2020) in pencil in the lower right margin and is from the edition of 50. ...
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2010s Conceptual John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Screen

Hero
By John Baldessari
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: John Baldessari Hero 2017 Screenprint in colors on archival pigment print 30 x 22 in. Edition of 56/65 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This work is in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Archival Pigment, Screen

Leg, Straw, Diver, from Hegel's Cellar portfolio
By John Baldessari
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K. paper Work: 26.25 x 19.5 in (66.68 x 49.53 cm) Edition of 35 Signed Provenance- The Nevica Project impeccably framed (frame value $800)
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1980s Contemporary John Baldessari Figurative Prints

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Photogravure

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