Lot 8 · First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art
Three Animals (Poster for Lisbon)
John Baldessari · color photographs, acrylic and colored labels on museum board
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art , New York · 31 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 20½ x 19 5/8 in. (52 x 50 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5261900
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Baldessari, Three Animals (Poster for Lisbon). Christie's, 31 May 2005, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5261900.
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John Baldessari, Three Animals (Poster for Lisbon). Christie's, 31 May 2005, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5261900.
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From the same sale First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure in Room | Joan Brown | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Cady Noland | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Guildenstern | Gerhard Richter | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Terra Incognita | Kerry James Marshall | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Untitled (paul writing my name, no. 2) | Rirkrit Tiravanija | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Floor Installation) | Allen Ruppersberg | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| John Baldessari | Money (With Space Between) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| John Baldessari | Three Moments | Rago, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Baldessari | Prima Facie (Fifth State): Gentle Butterfly/Grassy Fields | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| John Baldessari | Studio (C. p. 190, H. 41) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Baldessari | horizontal series: assimilation (maquette) | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
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