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John Baldessari
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description
- John Baldessari
- Person With Pillow; Desire/Lust/Fate
- acrylic on black and white photograph and color photographs, in 3 parts
- overall: 104 1/2 by 69 in. 265.4 by 175.3 cm.
- Executed in 1991.
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Munich
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The bottom panel shows evidence of a soft rippling to the paper and a very faint vertical scratch approximately 3 inches long to the left part of the white painted area. The central panel shows is evidence of a few faint superficial scratches along the left edge. The top panel is in very good condition. Framed under Plexiglas. Not examined out of the frame.
Please note that the correct provenance for this work is:
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Munich
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
I hated looking at all these unknown faces (in my pictures) because they represented the real world. Finally...I decided to cover them over with some white disks....I realized that I had transformed these figures into generic types as opposed to people....As I developed the idea I began to color code the disks I would use. A red disk on someone made him or her appear dangerous while a green disk had the oppostie effect. A blue disk represented some sort of aspiration, a Platonic idea, while a yellow disk stood for chance and chaos. John Baldessari (Exh. Cat., John Baldessari: Somewhere Between Almost Right and Not Quite (With Orange), Berlin, Deutsche Guggenheim, p. 54)