One and Three Persons (with Two Contexts—One Chaotic)

1994, published 2012

John Baldessari

Associated Names
John Baldessari

Artist, American, 1931 - 2020

Richard Kaz

Printer, American, born 1947

Jeffrey McMane

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a combination of angular lines and organic shapes. There is an abstract interplay of rectangles and silhouettes at the top, where a black figure in a red-outlined rectangle leans against a demolished wall, accompanied by bright blue squiggly lines. The urban backdrop features overlapping building structures hinting at a high-rise city environment. At the bottom, white-outlined human figures in conversation are set against a textured backdrop with a palm tree. Colors and forms create visual separation between the silhouetted figures and photographic details around them, including architectural elements and a crowd scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph and screenprint on hand-cut Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 121.92 × 94.93 cm (48 × 37 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.138.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hurowitz 2009, no. 66

  • Series Title

    A French Horn Player, a Square Blue Moon, and Other Subjects

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.

Bibliography

2009

  • Hurowitz, Sharon Coplan. John Baldessari: A Catalogue Raisonné of Prints and Multiples, 1971-2007. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2009, no. 66.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: SP I; lower right in graphite: Baldessari 1994-2012

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 1994-2012 John Baldessari and Gemini G.E.L. LLC / JBA91-1266

Wikidata ID

Q77008351

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