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John Baldessari — Raw Prints
John Baldessari

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

Notes

Literature: Cirrus Editions pp. 185-187; Sharon Coplan Hurowitz 3-8

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Editions & Works on Paper: Online Auction

February 2, 2026

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Sold: $4,515

Lot 218

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John Baldessari, 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
37.5 x 52.1 cm
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Minimalist Aesthetic, 20th century contemporary, Conceptual Art, Appropriation Art, Photo-based mixed media, American Artist, Ironic and humorous, Language And Meaning, Series Format, Text And Image

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery