Lot 185 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
black shape (large)/ blue shape (small) (with onlookers)
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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $104,404–$156,606
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 6 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4692501
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Baldessari, black shape (large)/ blue shape (small) (with onlookers). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2018, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692501.
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John Baldessari, black shape (large)/ blue shape (small) (with onlookers). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2018, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692501.
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| haggadah (p2) | Gerhard Richter | £8,000–£12,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baldessari | Noses & Ears, Etc. (Part Two): (Violet) Face and (Blue) Face | $121,298 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | |
| John Baldessari | Prima Facie (Fifth State): Brevity | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
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| John Baldessari | The Overlap Series: Leg (with Mouse) and Trunks (with Street | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
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| John Baldessari | Prima Facie (Third State): Treacherous/Genuine | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
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