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Lot 26
JOHN BALDESSARI(1931-2020)Studio
12 – 23 September 2025, 12:00 PDT
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JOHN BALDESSARI (1931-2020)
Studio (Hurowitz 41, Cirrus p. 190), 1988
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Somerset paper, signed in pencil and annotated 'B.A.T.' (a bon à tirer, aside from the edition of 150 plus 20 artist's proofs), published by Art/LA 88, Los Angeles, with the blindstamp of the printer, Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles, with full margins, framed.
25 1/2 x 33 5/8in (64.8 x 85.4cm)
sheet 30 x 38 1/8in (76.2 x 96.8cm)
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Somerset paper, signed in pencil and annotated 'B.A.T.' (a bon à tirer, aside from the edition of 150 plus 20 artist's proofs), published by Art/LA 88, Los Angeles, with the blindstamp of the printer, Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles, with full margins, framed.
25 1/2 x 33 5/8in (64.8 x 85.4cm)
sheet 30 x 38 1/8in (76.2 x 96.8cm)
Footnotes
Studio was created by John Baldessari for Art/LA, the third international contemporary art fair held in 1988. The image was chosen as the cover for the fair's official catalogue — placing expert printmaking, meta-artistic subject matter, and conceptual rigor at the forefront of the art world. Its prominent placement underscored not only the high regard for Cirrus Editions and the exceptional quality of their prints, but also the growing recognition of printmaking as a defining force in Los Angeles's global artistic identity.
Jean Milant and John Baldessari shared a collaborative partnership that defined the experimental spirit of Los Angeles printmaking in the 1970s and beyond. Their work together began with the series Raw Prints in 1976 and continued through numerous projects at Cirrus Editions, where Milant's technical innovation met Baldessari's conceptual rigor.
Milant embraced the complexity of Baldessari's vision — engineering prints that involved overlapping color fields, shifting registers, and visual sequencing. Their collaboration helped redefine the perception of printmaking as a work of conceptual art. As featured in the 1995 LACMA exhibition Made in L.A.: The Prints of Cirrus Editions, their partnership exemplified the bold ingenuity that became a hallmark of Cirrus Editions and solidified both artists' roles in shaping the legacy of contemporary printmaking.