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Lewis Baltz #943Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1945–2014
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Selected Works1288

Museum Acquisitions

32 Institutions
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Previous Sales 63

Sotheby's
Road Construction, Airport Loop Drive, Costa Mesa (from New Industrial Parks Series #20)
Road Construction, Airport Loop Drive, Costa Mesa (from New Industrial Parks Series #20)
$7,000
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
'Uniontown, PA'
'Uniontown, PA'
$5,500
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled (from Maryland)
Untitled (from Maryland)
$5,500
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Maryland #13
Maryland #13
$3,500
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
'Sausalito'
'Sausalito'
$17,780
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
West Wall, The Ted Pella Company, Space W 109, The Esplanade V, 3001 Redhill, Costa Mesa
West Wall, The Ted Pella Company, Space W 109, The Esplanade V, 3001 Redhill, Costa Mesa
$16,510
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Southwest Wall, Ware, Malcolm, and Garner, 16722 Hale, Irvine
Southwest Wall, Ware, Malcolm, and Garner, 16722 Hale, Irvine
$12,700
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
'Mission Viejo'
'Mission Viejo'
$38,100
May 2023
Sotheby's
'Gilroy' (Morgan Hill)
'Gilroy' (Morgan Hill)
$12,700
May 2023
Christie's
East Wall, McGaw Laboratories, 1821 Langley, Costa Mesa #24 from The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California, 1974
East Wall, McGaw Laboratories, 1821 Langley, Costa Mesa #24 from The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California, 1974
$27,500
Oct 2018
Christie's
South Wall, Unoccupied Industrial Structure, 16812 Milliken, Irvine, #19 from The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California, 1974
South Wall, Unoccupied Industrial Structure, 16812 Milliken, Irvine, #19 from The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California, 1974
$27,500
Oct 2018
Christie's
Seaside, from 'The Prototype Works', 1970
Seaside, from 'The Prototype Works', 1970
$27,500
Apr 2018
Christie's
North Wall, Automated Marine International, 1641 McGaw, Irvine, from 'Industrial Parks', 1974
North Wall, Automated Marine International, 1641 McGaw, Irvine, from 'Industrial Parks', 1974
$32,500
Apr 2016
Christie's
East Wall, Western Carpet Mills, 1231 Warner, Tustin, from 'Industrial Parks', 1974
East Wall, Western Carpet Mills, 1231 Warner, Tustin, from 'Industrial Parks', 1974
$26,250
Apr 2016
Christie's
Corona del Mar, 1971
Corona del Mar, 1971
$30,000
Apr 2013
Christie's
South Wall, Unoccupied Industrial Structure, 16812 Milliken, Irvine, California, 1974
South Wall, Unoccupied Industrial Structure, 16812 Milliken, Irvine, California, 1974
$21,250
Oct 2012
Christie's
South Wall, Brinderson Mechanical Corporation, 100 East Baker, Costa Mesa, California, 1974
South Wall, Brinderson Mechanical Corporation, 100 East Baker, Costa Mesa, California, 1974
$21,250
Oct 2012
Christie's
Monterey, 1967
Monterey, 1967
$21,250
Apr 2012
Christie's
Fairfax, 1973
Fairfax, 1973
$25,000
Oct 2011
Christie's
Lemmon Valley, Looking Northeast, from Nevada , 1977
Lemmon Valley, Looking Northeast, from Nevada , 1977
€7,500 ($8k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Lemmon Valley, looking North, from Nevada , 1977
Lemmon Valley, looking North, from Nevada , 1977
€5,250 ($6k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Rule Without Exception, 1988
Rule Without Exception, 1988
$4,560
Apr 2007
Christie's
New Industrial Parks, Near Irvine, CA, 1974
New Industrial Parks, Near Irvine, CA, 1974
$5,736
Oct 2004
Bonhams
Lewis Baltz (1945-2014); Maryland #22;
Lewis Baltz (1945-2014); Maryland #22;
$1,500
Phillips
North Wall, Master Specialties, 1640 Monrovia, Costa Mesa
North Wall, Master Specialties, 1640 Monrovia, Costa Mesa
$24,130

For Sale 5

Joseph Bellows Gallery · Artsy
Hartland Sanitary Landfill #4
Hartland Sanitary Landfill #4, 1984
Price on request
Vintage gelatin silver print
Joseph Bellows Gallery · Artsy
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., 1976
Price on request
Vintage gelatin silver print
Galerie Thomas Zander · Artsy
Surveillance Video, Sophia Antipolis, France
Surveillance Video, Sophia Antipolis, France, 1989
For sale
C-print, Diasec
Joseph Bellows Gallery · Artsy
San Quentin Point 40G
San Quentin Point 40G, 1985
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
Joseph Bellows Gallery · Artsy
Candlestick Point
Candlestick Point, 1988
Price on request
Suite of 84 photographs
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Market188 auction results

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$523 – $38.1K
28 of 39 photographs lots with prices
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$13.9K
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$10.2K
28 priced photographs lots
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Apr 2026 · $3.5K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $10.2K medianWorks on paper: $7.0K medianEditioned photos: $9.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $41.9K medianUnclassified lots: $21.5K median
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Publications6

Monograph 3

Common Objects Author
Steidl · 2015
Texts Author
Steidl · 2013
Paul Graham Author
Phaidon Press

Exhibition Catalog 3

Mario Pfeifer Author
MIT Press · 2021
Lewis Baltz Author
Steidl · 2017
Cruel and Tender: Zärtlich und grausam - Fotografie und das Wirkliche
Hatje Cantz · 2003
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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‘Arms and legs are very expressive, especially with bruises’: the absurdist photography of Yorgos Lanthimos
Director Yorgos Lanthimos has opened a photography exhibition at the Onassis Stegi in Athens, showcasing personal images taken in Greece over recent y…
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Past Exhibitions3

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#439 Gallery Luisotti

Lewis Baltz: The Deaths in Newport

Lewis Baltz

2525 Michigan Avenue number b2

Apr 1, 2026 — Jun 13, 2026

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#149 Zander Galerie

Lewis Baltz The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California & The Prototype Works

Lewis Baltz

6 Rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France

Sep 6, 2025 — Oct 24, 2025

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#1,018 Castelli Gallery

Lewis Baltz Photographs

Lewis Baltz

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 29, 1975 — Dec 20, 1975

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Art Fair Appearances3

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Art Basel — Basel
2025
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2016
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Recent Activity10

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Exhibition
Lewis Baltz: The Deaths in Newport
Apr 1, 2026
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‘Arms and legs are very expressive, especially with bruises’: the absurdist photography of Yorgos Lanthimos
Mar 17, 2026
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Exhibition
Lewis Baltz The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California & The Prototype Works
Sep 6, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2025
Jun 19, 2025
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2022
Apr 7, 2022
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2016
Jun 16, 2016
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death
Lewis Baltz dies
Jan 1, 2014
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Exhibition
Lewis Baltz Photographs
Nov 29, 1975
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Exhibition
Lewis Baltz Photographs
Nov 29, 1975
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birth
Lewis Baltz born
Jan 1, 1945
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