
Raw Prints
"Raw Prints" by John Baldessari is a six part lithographic series that combines multiple printmaking and photographic techniques to create a complex visual dialogue between mechanical reproduction and hand crafted intervention. Each work features lithographed elements on Arches paper enhanced with individually hand tipped color photographs and embossed surfaces, demonstrating Baldessari's characteristic exploration of how images and text interact within the picture plane. The series exemplifies the artist's conceptual approach to printmaking, where the medium itself becomes part of the work's meaning rather than merely a vehicle for representation.
- Medium
- The complete set of six lithographs in colors with hand-tipped color photographs and embossing, on Arches paper, with full margins.
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Literature: Cirrus Editions pp. 185-187; Sharon Coplan Hurowitz 3-8
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper: Online Auction
February 2, 2026
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
Sold: $4,515
Lot 218
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