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- Estimate
- $600–$800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — 21st Century Art Unlimited, Los Angeles · 28 August 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-906765
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Baldessari, WOW (Works on Whatever) Project Beach Towel. Rago, 28 Aug 2024, lot 120. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-906765.
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John Baldessari, WOW (Works on Whatever) Project Beach Towel. Rago, 28 Aug 2024, lot 120. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-906765.
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From the same sale 21st Century Art Unlimited · Aug 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tension | Kaws | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Clara | Roby Dwi Antono | $600–$800 | |
| Be@rbrick 100%; Be@rbrick 400% (two works) | Daniel Arsham & Hajime Soryama | $400–$600 | |
| Hollywood Bags | Canaday Steve | $700–$900 | |
| Cut Dick | Ryan Travis Christian | $400–$600 | |
| Skull | Jonathan Edelhuber | $400–$600 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baldessari | Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games | $682 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | |
| John Baldessari | Brutus Killed Caesar | Rago, Mar 2023 | ||
| John Baldessari | Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, G | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| John Baldessari | A Group of 3 Skateboards 3 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| John Baldessari | Raw Prints | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| John Baldessari | Visionaire 64- Blue Edition (ten works) | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2026 | ||
| John Baldessari | WOW (Works on Whatever) Project Beach Towel | Rago, Mar 2025 | ||
| John Baldessari | Wallet | Rago, May 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.