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Lithograph in colors on T.H. Saunders Waterford. Signed and numbered to lower edge,with publisher's blindstamp. Printed by The Arion Press, San Francisco and published by Mangnolia Editions, Oakland, CA. Literature: Hurowitz 31-35. The life and opinions of Tristam Shandy 1 (1988) by John Baldessari is a conceptual lithograph that reflects his signature use of appropriated imagery and bold visual juxtapositions. Printed in color on T.H. Saunders Waterford paper, the work isolates photographic fragments—faces and bodies—rendered in duotones of red and cyan, arranged against a stark white background. The piece evokes both intimacy and disconnection, as cropped figures reach toward each other but remain unjoined. Referencing Tristram Shandy, the satirical 18th-century novel by Laurence Sterne, the print mirrors the book’s fragmented narrative structure, highlighting themes of absurdity, desire, and the limits of storytelling. This edition was printed by The Arion Press and published by Magnolia Editions in a limited run of 50.
The life and opinions of Tristam Shandy 1, 1988
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Lithograph in colors on T.H. Saunders Waterford. Signed and numbered to lower edge,with publisher's blindstamp. Printed by The Arion Press, San Francisco and published by Mangnolia Editions, Oakland, CA. Literature: Hurowitz 31-35. The life and opinions of Tristam Shandy 1 (1988) by John Baldessari is a conceptual lithograph that reflects his signature use of appropriated imagery and bold visual juxtapositions. Printed in color on T.H. Saunders Waterford paper, the work isolates photographic fragments—faces and bodies—rendered in duotones of red and cyan, arranged against a stark white background. The piece evokes both intimacy and disconnection, as cropped figures reach toward each other but remain unjoined. Referencing Tristram Shandy, the satirical 18th-century novel by Laurence Sterne, the print mirrors the book’s fragmented narrative structure, highlighting themes of absurdity, desire, and the limits of storytelling. This edition was printed by The Arion Press and published by Magnolia Editions in a limited run of 50.
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Offset Print
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Screen-print
USD 6,600
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Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 6,600
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Lamp, 1998
Limited Edition Print
Inkjet Print
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Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 1,950
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Falling Star, 1989-90
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
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Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 5,500
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Six Rooms, 1993
Photography
Photograph
USD 2,950
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Two Figures (One With Shadow), 1986
Limited Edition Print
Etching And Aquatint
USD 2,500
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Seeds, 1986
Limited Edition Print
Etching And Aquatint
USD 2,250
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Deer And Octopus, 1986
Limited Edition Print
Etching And Aquatint
USD 2,250
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Girl With Teddy Bear, 1988
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 14,000
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Red Slipper, 2015
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 6,600
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Front Row Suite, 2015
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 83,000 - 90,000
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The Life And Opinions Of Tristam Shandy 5, 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
Currently Not Available
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The Life And Opinions Of Tristam Shandy 2 (Man Collapsed On Sofa; Man Tied To Chair), 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
Currently Not Available
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Visionaire 64 Art Portfolio (Blue), 2014
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
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Dustin Hoffman, 2018
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