Name: JOHN BALDESSARI (1931-2020)
Brand: Hegel's Cellar
Price: 6000.00 USD
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JOHN BALDESSARI (1931-2020)
Hegel's Cellar
each signed 'BALDESSARI' and numbered 15/35 in pencil (on the reverse)
ten photogravures with aquatint (seven in colors, two with sanding and one with embossment), on Rives BFK paper
overall: 32¹⁄₄ x 24⁷⁄₈ x 1⁷⁄₈ in. (81.9 x 63.2 x 4.8 cm.)
Executed in 1986. This complete set is number 15 from the edition of 35 plus ten artist's proofs sets. Published by Multiples, Inc., New York. Together with the original anodized aluminum and African Padauk wood box lined with gray felt, lacking the title and colophon pages.

Published by Multiples, Inc.
Acquired from the above by the late owner

Coplan Hurowitz 21-30; Multiples, Inc. 1986.01

Including: Two Figures (One with Shadow) (C.H. 21); Kiss, Hair, Hands (C.H. 22); Seeds (C.H. 23); Two Boats (C.H. 24); Three Colors (With Horse Ascending) (C.H. 25); Cavalry (C.H. 26); Boat (With Figure Standing) (C.H. 27); Large Door (C.H. 28); Leg, Straw, Diver (C.H. 29); Deer and Octopus (C.H. 30)

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In addition to the catalogue description, each with full margins, otherwise in good condition, framed

Two Figures (One with Shadow) (C.H. 21): photogravure and aquatint in black and red
an accretion in the lower subject's hair, a soft handling crease in the upper left image
Image: 19⁷⁄₈ x 19¹⁄₂ in. (50.5 x 49.5 cm.)
Sheet: 20¹⁄₄ x 19⁵⁄₈ in. (51.4 x 49.8 cm.)

Kiss, Hair, Hands (C.H. 22): photogravure and drypoint in colors with aquatint and embossment
Image: 28¹⁄₂ x 19¹⁄₂ in. (72.4 x 49.5 cm.)
Sheet: 28⁷⁄₈ x 19³⁄₄ in. (73.3 x 50.2 cm.)

Seeds (C.H. 23): photogravure and etching in colors with aquatint
a soft handling crease in the center right image
Image: 25⁵⁄₈ x 19¹⁄₂ in. (65.1 x 49.5 cm.)
Sheet: 25⁷⁄₈ x 19³⁄₄ in. (65.7 x 50.2 cm.)

Two Boats (C.H. 24): photogravure in colors with aquatint
occasional scuffs in the left half of the image
Image: 19¹⁄₄ x 26 in. (48.9 x 66 cm.)
Sheet: 19¹⁄₂ x 26¹⁄₄ in. (49.5 x 66.7 cm.)

Three Colors (With Horse Ascending) (C.H. 25): photogravure in colors with aquatint and sanding
two soft handling creases in the yellow area, two short areas of surface soiling in the lower image
Image: 29³⁄₄ x 19³⁄₈ in. (75.6 x 49.2 cm.)
Sheet: 30¹⁄₈ x 19³⁄₄ in. (76.5 x 50.2 cm.)

Cavalry (C.H. 26): photogravure with aquatint in colors
a small printing imperfection in the blue ink
Image: 12¹⁄₄ x 19⁷⁄₈ in. (31.1 x 50.5 cm.)
Sheet: 29⁷⁄₈ x 22¹⁄₄ in. (75.9 x 56.5 cm.)

Boat (With Figure Standing) (C.H. 27): photogravure with aquatint
occasional small rubbed areas (primarily visible in raking light)
Image: 27¹⁄₂ x 19⁷⁄₈ in. (69.8 x 50.5 cm.)
Sheet: 27⁷⁄₈ x 20¹⁄₈ in. (70.8 x 51.1 cm.)

Large Door (C.H. 28): photogravure with aquatint
occasional short scratches in places (primarily in the left third of the image), soft scuffs in places
Image: 19³⁄₄ x 37³⁄₄ in. (50.2 x 95.9 cm.)
Sheet: 19⁷⁄₈ x 38¹⁄₈ in. (50.5 x 96.8 cm.)

Leg, Straw, Diver (C.H. 29): photogravure in colors with aquatint and sanding
a soft scuff in the lower left image
Image: 25⁷⁄₈ x 19¹⁄₄ in. (65.7 x 48.9 cm.)
Sheet: 26³⁄₈ x 19⁵⁄₈ in. (67 x 49.8 cm.)

Deer and Octopus (C.H. 30): photogravure in colors with aquatint
a soft diagonal crease in the upper margin
Image: 12⁷⁄₈ x 19³⁄₈ in. (32.7 x 49.2 cm.)
Sheet: 30 x 22¹⁄₄ in. (76.2 c 56.5 cm.)

Please note this lot consists of ten framed prints and a portfolio case.

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