17th Mar, 2026 18:00
Urban & Contemporary Art
John Baldessari (American 1931-2020), 'Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)', 1973
Sold for £3,750
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
inc.premium
Condition Report
In very good condition
No knocks or tears
There are some light imarkings to sheets verso, likely from time of production
A couple of very light handling signs, visible in raking light
There is some yellowing to the extreme edges of all of the prints, which is usual to all editions of this work
Stored flat inside inner slipcase and outer box
Minor wear to slipcase. Outer box in good condition
John Baldessari (American 1931-2020), 'Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)', 1973, a complete set of 12 offset lithographs in colors on coated stock paper, with title-page and justification page, numbered from an edition of 2000, co-published by Edizioni Giampaolo Prearo and Galleria Toselli, with original blue letter-press paper slipcase; sheets: 24.2 x 32.3cm each
Auction: Urban & Contemporary Art, 17th Mar, 2026
