Sale 2793
New York
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13 November 2013
Price realised
USD 293,000
Estimate
JOHN BALDESSARI (B. 1931) Figure with Burden (Flesh/Exterior); Figure at Rest (Blue/Interior) two elements--vinyl paint on color coupler print (i) 48¼ x 52¼ in. (122.5 x 132.7 cm.) (ii) 48¼ x 68¼ in. (122.5 x 173.3 cm.) overall: 84 1/8 x 101 3/8 in. (213.6 x 257.4 cm.) Executed in 1990. (2)
Provenance
Sonnabend Gallery, New York Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1991
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Exhibited
Lucerne, Mai 36 Galerie, John Baldessari, May-June 1991.
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