Live Auction 16979Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
John Baldessari (b. 1931)
Lot 822 Property from a Distinguished American Collection

John Baldessari (b. 1931)

Female Head (Blue)/Red Peppers (With Path)

Closed16 May 2019

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USD 150,000

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John Baldessari (b. 1931)
Female Head (Blue)/Red Peppers (With Path)
oil tinted gelatin silver print and chromogenic print, in metal frame; acrylic wash and photocopy transfer on handmade paper, in metal frame; oil on rubber mounted on aluminum and oil on Masonite laid down on Formica, in four parts
overall: 79 ¼ x 88 ¼ in. (201.3 x 224.2 cm.)
Executed in 1992.

Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

"I’m interested in what gets us to stop and look as opposed to simply consuming images passively. If there is anything political in my work then it is to be found in the ability of my images to question the nature of imagery itself." — John Baldessari