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John Baldessari — Double Bill (Part Two):...and Ernst
John Baldessari

Double Bill (Part Two):...and Ernst

2012

This mixed media work presents a surrealist composition divided into two distinct registers. The upper portion depicts an interior architectural space rendered in muted tones, featuring geometric forms, furniture, and surrealist objects arranged on a checkered floor, including a white cube, a bottle, and abstracted figures. The lower register shows a nude male figure in recumbent pose, rendered in naturalistic flesh tones against a neutral ground. The juxtaposition of these two visual languages, architectural interior and human body, creates a dialogue between domestic space and the corporeal form, characteristic of surrealist exploration.

Medium
inkjet print, acrylic and enamel on canvas
Overall
Location
Sotheby's, New York, NY

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

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John Baldessari, Double Bill (Part Two):...and Ernst, 2012

This mixed media work presents a surrealist composition divided into two distinct registers. The upper portion depicts an interior architectural space rendered in muted tones, featuring geometric forms, furniture, and surrealist objects arranged on a checkered floor, including a white cube, a bottle, and abstracted figures. The lower register shows a nude male figure in recumbent pose, rendered in naturalistic flesh tones against a neutral ground. The juxtaposition of these two visual languages, architectural interior and human body, creates a dialogue between domestic space and the corporeal form, characteristic of surrealist exploration.

Medium
inkjet print, acrylic and enamel on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 175.9 x 152.4 cm
Year
2012
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Interior Space, Surrealism, Figure Study, Geometric Forms, Figurative Abstraction, Body And Space, Pop Aesthetics, Architectural Forms, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Collage Technique, Abstraction, Tonal Contrast, Contemporary Art, Diptych Composition

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Collected by

Todd Farr, Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery