Money (with Space Between) [special proof]

started 1991, published 1994

John Baldessari

Associated Names
John Baldessari

Artist, American, 1931 - 2020

Stanley Baden

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Mark Schultz

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Claudio Stickar

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Carmen Schilaci

Printer, American, born 1966

Laurie Switzer

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This print shows two men from the chest up, their faces covered by large, brightly-colored dots. The man on the left is shorter, and he looks up towards the taller man on the right, who is holding a wad of bright green money out to him. The man on the left wears a black suit over a white shirt and a green-striped tie, while the man on the right wears a gray suit over a white shirt and a black tie. Both men have pale skin, and the man on the right has dark hair while the man on the left appears to be bald. The man on the left has a yellow dot covering his face, while the man on the right has a red dot over his face. The background is a blur of green and gray tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph and screenprint on two sheets of Arches 88 wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    overall: 121.9 × 123.2 cm (48 × 48 1/2 in.)
    sheet (each approx.): 121.9 × 56 cm (48 × 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.139.1.a-b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hurowitz 2009, no. 69

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1994, no. 9.

1996

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, 1996, no. 9.

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. 69.

Inscriptions

a) "A/B" lower left margin, white colored pencil, artist's hand. "A/B / JBA91-1265" verso, lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand.
b) "B/B" lower left margin, white colored pencil, artist's hand. "S.P. Baldessari" lower right margin, white colored pencil, artist's hand. "B/B / JBA91-1265" verso, lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

a) "Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles" verso, lower center, gray stamped ink.
b) "© 1994 [Gemini G.E.L.]" lower center, blind stamp. "Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles" verso, lower center, gray stamped ink.

Wikidata ID

Q75123519

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