# George Baldessin - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T02:14:29.973Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 186
- Lots with prices: 143
- First auction date: 2007-03-26
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-03
- Median realised price: $2,400
- Price range: $225 to $80,000

## Market Takeaway
George Baldessin shows deep auction liquidity with 186 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,400 and $4,200.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 11.2% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 81.1% (116 sales)
- $10,000\+: 7.7% (11 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $1,900
- Previous 12 months median: $2,600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 82 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 33 lots
- Menzies: 23 lots
- Lawsons: 13 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Gibson's: 5 lots
- Smith & Singer: 4 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 3 lots
- Bay East Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-06-02 | George Baldessin Etching 1964 | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$1,200
2. 2025-12-03 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Emblems and Chair 1974 etching, ed. 7/25 90 x 60cm \(image\); 105.5 x 74.5cm \(sheet\); 107.5 x 76.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
3. 2025-12-03 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Performers 1974 etching, ed. 7/15 60 x 76cm \(image\); 75 x 90cm \(sheet, reveal\); 87 x 101cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$3,400
4. 2025-11-19 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\), Untitled 1975 | Gibson's | A$1,800
5. 2025-10-21 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Untitled mixed media on paper mounted on board 101 x 75.5cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
6. 2025-06-18 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\), Performer \(2\) 1964 | Menzies | A$1,200
7. 2025-06-10 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, THE N. M. REMNANT, 1973 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A
8. 2025-05-25 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\), Family Friends & One Another 1965 | Gibson's | A$1,900
9. 2025-05-08 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, PERSONAGE IN STRIPED LEOTARD 1973, | Leonard Joel | A$600
10. 2025-05-01 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Personage in Striped Leotard lithograph, ed. 70/300 60 x 55.5cm \(sheet, reveal\); 81 x 75.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$800
11. 2025-04-16 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Personage with Staircase 1973 etching and aquatint, ed. A/P 60 x 90cm \(image\); 72 x 103cm \(sheet\); 86 x... | Leonard Joel | A$2,600
12. 2025-04-16 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Window and Factory Smoke II \(Silver Version\) 1971 etching on silver foil, ed. of 25 50.5 x 76cm \(image,... | Leonard Joel | A$3,000
13. 2025-04-16 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Personage and Factory Works 1974 etching and aquatint, ed. 3/15 60.5 x 76cm \(image\); 70 x 90cm \(sheet\);... | Leonard Joel | A$7,000
14. 2025-04-10 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, DRUCKMA PRESS 1978, | Leonard Joel | A$280
15. 2025-03-18 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) \(Untitled \- Paris Drawing\) 1976 charcoal and conté on paper 81 x 97cm | Leonard Joel | A$46,000
16. 2025-03-18 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Emblems 1973 Emblem I, Emblem II, Emblem III i. cast bronze ii. rusted steel iii. rusted steel 480cm he... | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-baldessin-1939-1978-emblems-1973-emblem-i-emblem-ii-emblem-iii-i-cast-bronze-ii-rusted-steel-iii-rusted-steel-480cm-he-9-c-e2b4714863
17. 2025-02-20 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, DRUCKMA PRESS 1978, | Leonard Joel | N/A
18. 2025-02-13 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, PERSONAGE IN STRIPED LEOTARD, | Leonard Joel | N/A
19. 2025-02-13 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, DRUCKMA PRESS 1978, | Leonard Joel | N/A
20. 2024-12-03 | George Baldessin \(1939\-1978\) View through Window, 1967 | Bonhams | A$2,200
21. 2024-12-03 | George Baldessin \(1939\-1978\) Seated Figure, 1973 | Bonhams | A$5,000
22. 2024-11-13 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\) Personage with Striped Dress 1969 etching and aquatint, ed. A/P 27 x 27cm \(image\); 38 x 38.5cm \(sheet\);... | Leonard Joel | A$4,600
23. 2024-08-28 | GEORGE BALDESSIN, TRAPEZE, 1965 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$70,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-baldessin-trapeze-1965-20-c-b5443c8bf2
24. 2024-08-28 | GEORGE BALDESSIN \(1939\-1978\), Display and Reflection 1978 | Menzies | A$2,200

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