John Baldessari (1931-2020 ) Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), 1973

John Baldessari (1931-2020 )
Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts), 1973
Complete portfolio of twelve offset prints on coated paper
Edition of 2000
Image : 18 x 26 cm (each)
Sheet : 24 x 32 cm (each)
Giampaolo Prearo and Galleria Toselli Edition, Milan
Provenance :
- Galerie Christophe Daviet-Thery, Paris
- Acquired from the latter by the current owners
- René-Julien Praz & Bruno Delavallade Collection, Paris
Note : In 1973, John Baldessari attempted 36 times to throw three balls in the air and photograph them when they were closest to being in a straight line. His ironic point of view on the idea of introducing random forces into art gave birth to this set of 12 lithographs illustrating his best shots.