John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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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Creator: John Baldessari

John Baldessari 'Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads/Figure with Globe', 2009

$3,500

John Baldessari 'Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads/Figure with Globe', 2009

By John Baldessari

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Artist: John Baldessari (American, born 1931) Title: 'Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads/Figure with Globe' Year: 2009 Medium: 9-Color Silkscreen on Fabriano paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 33 of 70 Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles Size: 32" x 31" Biography: John Baldessari is an American Conceptual artist known for his pioneering use of appropriated imagery. By blending photography, painting, and text, Baldessari’s work examines the plastic nature of artistic media while offering commentary on our contemporary culture. “I’ve often thought of myself as a frustrated writer,” he explained. “I consider a word and an image of equal weight, and a lot of my work comes out of that kind of thinking.” Through a diverse practice that includes paintings, sculpture, and installations, the artist shaped the Conceptual Art landscape alongside Joseph Kosuth and Hans Haacke...

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21st Century and Contemporary American John Baldessari Wall Decorations

Artwork on Paper, 'Heart (with Pearls)' by John Baldessari

$7,500

Artwork on Paper, 'Heart (with Pearls)' by John Baldessari

By John Baldessari

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Romantic and whimsical "Heart (with Pearls)" by John Baldessari, 1991. Photograuve and aquatint in colors on Somerset 410 Satin. The image measures 36 - 3/8"H x 39 - 6/8"W, and sheet...

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1990s American Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Glass

Framed Lithograph Landscape with View of the Lake and Boats Signed

$760Sale Price|20% Off

H 26.13 in W 33.63 in D 1.13 in

Framed Lithograph Landscape with View of the Lake and Boats Signed

By Henri Martin

Located in Miami, FL

A very colorful lithograph professionally framed, signed. This interesting work of art is attributed to Bernard Gatner. Will enhance any space. Measures: 26 1/8" H x 33 5/8" W x 1...

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20th Century French John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

Rare Wes Lang Chateau Marmont Contemporary Ink on Paper Artwork, 2009

$7,262

H 13.78 in W 11.23 in D 1.19 in

Rare Wes Lang Chateau Marmont Contemporary Ink on Paper Artwork, 2009

By Wes Lang

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare "Hi There" contemporary artwork / ink on paper by Wes Lang from the iconic Chateau Marmont series, 2009. In great condition. Professionally framed in oak and signed on the back....

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Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Glass, Oak, Paper

Untitiled: (No Trace - 2009 -2010 ) Big Sur Basin Fire by John Colao

$22,000 / set

H 54 in W 48 in D 2 in

Untitiled: (No Trace - 2009 -2010 ) Big Sur Basin Fire by John Colao

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The diptych painting Untitiled: (No Trace - 2009 -2010 ) is an artwork inspired and created during the Big Sur basin fire in 2009. The image of burned patterns of ancient redwood trees consumed by fire... The title refers to the Zen Mind – No trace of realization remains, and this no trace continues endlessly ... Diptych - Tar on Canvas 2 panels 108 X 96” John Colao lives and works in Los Angeles arriving from New York in the mid-eighties. Though originally involved in advertising and editorial photography...

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21st Century and Contemporary American John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Iridescent Oil Paint and Wax on Paper by James Nares

$23,500

H 28 in W 14.75 in D 1 in

Iridescent Oil Paint and Wax on Paper by James Nares

By James Nares

Located in Stamford, CT

Unique oil paint and wax on paper by James Nares ( British, b. 1953 ). Untitled. circa 2008. Archivally framed in a 12-karat white gold frame.

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Early 2000s English Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

John Luke Eastman "One Mind" Serigraph

$517Sale Price|40% Off

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

John Luke Eastman "One Mind" Serigraph

By John Luke Eastman

Located in Van Nuys, CA

A lithograph by 1970s psychedelic master John Luke Eastman, who worked out of Southern California during the 1960s-1980s. The print features a young woman who gazes at herself in the...

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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

"1 H Sustaining, " Limited Edition Print by Renée Rey from a Series of Four

$850

H 36 in W 36 in D 0.19 in

"1 H Sustaining, " Limited Edition Print by Renée Rey from a Series of Four

Located in Plainview, NY

"1 H Sustaining," is an orange, white and gray archival Fine Art print in a limited edition of 75 by Renée Rey. Each signed Archival Pigment numbered work is printed on hot press rag...

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2010s American Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large Patrick Nagel Vintage 1980s Female Portrait Poster in New Frame

$395

H 40.5 in W 28.5 in D 1 in

Large Patrick Nagel Vintage 1980s Female Portrait Poster in New Frame

By Patrick Nagel

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Effortlessly bridging pop-art allure and refined modernism, this pair of 1980s Patrick Nagel portrait posters makes a bold visual statement. Each print features Nagel’s signature aes...

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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

"2 He Sustaining, " Limited Edition Print by Renée Rey from a Series of Four

$850

H 36 in W 36 in D 0.19 in

"2 He Sustaining, " Limited Edition Print by Renée Rey from a Series of Four

Located in Plainview, NY

"2 He Sustaining," is a white, green, gray and orange archival Fine Art print in a limited edition of 75 by Renée Rey. Each signed Archival Pigment numbered work is printed on hot pr...

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2010s American Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Suspended Lives" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo #100

$1,522

H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0 in

"Suspended Lives" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo #100

Located in Coimbra, PT

F. Crespo author of a world-famous giant sculpture Pope Francis Heart. Makes a first edition of his private and utopian projects. Fernando Crespo is a recognized artist in Portugal....

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2010s Portuguese Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Other

Robert Mangold Silkscreen "Yellow Curled Figure"

$6,900

H 32.25 in W 39 in D 2 in

Robert Mangold Silkscreen "Yellow Curled Figure"

By Robert Mangold

Located in Stamford, CT

Yellow curled figure a silkscreen by Robert Mangold. Produced by Pace Editions, New York, 2002. Signed and Numbered 10/10 in pencil. Full sheet. 29 3/8" X 36" Framed using acid free ...

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Early 2000s American Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova Watercolor on Paper

$2,400Sale Price|50% Off

H 15 in W 12 in D 0.5 in

Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova Watercolor on Paper

Located in Pasadena, TX

Olga Rozanova "Abstract Geometrics" watercolor on paper (Russian, 1886-1918) Rozanova was born on June 22, 1886, in the small town of Melenki near Vladimir, Russia. After finishing at the Vladimir Women’s Gymnasium in 1904, she studied painting in Moscow. Dissatisfied with the “wretched system of instruction” at the state-run Stroganov Academy of Arts and Industry, she transferred to Konstantin Yuon’s private school, where she met Liubov Popova...

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Early 20th Century Russian Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Suspended Lives" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo #100

$1,522

H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0 in

"Suspended Lives" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo #100

Located in Coimbra, PT

F. Crespo author of a world-famous giant sculpture Pope Francis Heart. Makes a first edition of his private and utopian projects. Fernando Crespo is a ...

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2010s Portuguese Modern John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Other

Previously Available Items

John Baldessari Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line, 1973

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H 12.25 in W 15.5 in D 1 in

John Baldessari Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line, 1973

By John Baldessari

Located in Stamford, CT

John Baldessari 1931-2019 "Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)", 1973 Complete portfolio of twelve offset lithographs in colors, on...

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1970s American Modern Vintage John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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Paper

Contemporary Unframed "Valentine" by John Baldessari Signed Dated 2015 32/50

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H 38 in W 34 in D 0.5 in

Contemporary Unframed "Valentine" by John Baldessari Signed Dated 2015 32/50

By John Baldessari

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a marvelous, unframed 16 color screen-print, entitled "Valentine," by John Baldessari, signed, dated 2015 and numbered 32/50. In excellent condition. The di...

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2010s American John Baldessari Wall Decorations

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