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John Baldessari
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- John Baldessari
- Portrait: Various Identities Hidden with Name/Date Cards (8 AP. 74)
- each signed with the artist's initials on the reverse
- black and white photograph, in 10 parts
- each: 14 by 11 in. 35.6 by 27.9 cm.
- overall: 14 by 110 in. 35.6 by 279.4 cm.
- Executed in 1974.
Provenance
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Jedermann Collection, New Jersey
Private Collection
L&M Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Jedermann Collection, New Jersey
Private Collection
L&M Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Jack Wendler Gallery, John Baldessari, May 1974
New York, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, Omission, January - February 2007
New York, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, Omission, January - February 2007
Literature
Rosetta Brooks, "Reviews," Studio International, vol. 197, no. 967, June 1974, pp. 13-14
Patrick Pardo and Robert Dean, Eds., John Baldessari: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume One: 1956–1974, New Haven 2012, cat. no. 1974.6, p. 295, illustrated
Patrick Pardo and Robert Dean, Eds., John Baldessari: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume One: 1956–1974, New Haven 2012, cat. no. 1974.6, p. 295, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Each sheet is mounted verso to the backing board. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges of each sheet with associated minor pigment loss and creasing along the edges and corners. Under close inspection and certain raking light, there is evidence of faint, hairline surface scratches and faint pitting to the surface of each sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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 have always avoided doing portraits as something per se. A face is so powerful and dominates all else. In this series I have hidden the face in a variety of manners, trying to allow other information to surface and define the person, such as by that person’s name, altered name, height, etc. And in the context of others for information by comparison. If art is a mystery, then the face is a betrayer and should be hidden.” John Baldessari