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John Baldessari
Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)
Found at
Bonhams,
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Prints and Multiples, Lot 267
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Prints and Multiples, Lot 267
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Estimate: 4.500 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.440 GBP
Price realised: 5.440 GBP
Description
John Baldessari (American, 1931-2020)
Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)
The complete portfolio of 12 offset lithographs in colours, 1973, on glossy wove paper, signed by the publishers, blindstamped and numbered 532 from the edition of 2000 on the justification, with title page, printed by Arti Grafiche La Monzese, Cologno Monzese, co-published by Edizioni Giampaolo Prearo and Galleria Toselli, Milan, the full sheets, loose (as issued), within the original blue letter-pressed paper folder and navy fabric-covered portfolio case
Sheet 243 x 322mm (9 1/2 x 12 5/8in)(12)
Folio 269 x 347 x 28mm (10 5/8 x 13 5/8 x 1in)
Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)
The complete portfolio of 12 offset lithographs in colours, 1973, on glossy wove paper, signed by the publishers, blindstamped and numbered 532 from the edition of 2000 on the justification, with title page, printed by Arti Grafiche La Monzese, Cologno Monzese, co-published by Edizioni Giampaolo Prearo and Galleria Toselli, Milan, the full sheets, loose (as issued), within the original blue letter-pressed paper folder and navy fabric-covered portfolio case
Sheet 243 x 322mm (9 1/2 x 12 5/8in)(12)
Folio 269 x 347 x 28mm (10 5/8 x 13 5/8 x 1in)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September this year Bonhams in Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts held the auction Prints and Multiples, which included the work Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts) by John Baldessari. The price achieved of GBP 5,440.00 (€ 5,440.00) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,500.00 – 6,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Baldessari achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Commissioned Painting: A Painting By Edgar Transue in May 2014 with an auction result of USD 2,517,000.00 (€ 1,845,307.92).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts die Auktion Prints and Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts) von John Baldessari zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.440,00 (€ 5.440,00) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.500,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Baldessari erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Commissioned Painting: A Painting By Edgar Transue im Mai 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.517.000,00 (€ 1.845.307,92).