Claes Oldenburg
American, Swedish, 1929-2022
One of the original Pop artists, Claes Oldenburg was born in Stockholm. The son of a Swedish diplomat, he spent his early years in Stockholm and Oslo until the family moved to Chicago in 1937.
Oldenburg attended Yale University, then returned to Chicago, where he worked for a newspaper and also attended drawing classes at the Art Institute. He moved to New York in 1956.
Oldenburg’s early art in New York were works of urban realism in cardboard and paper that were influenced by the work of Dubuffet and the New Realists, and were seen as a brutal response to society. In 1961 Oldenburg rented a storefront on the Lower East Side and sold brightly painted plaster objects as well as three-dimensional and wall reliefs based on hamburgers, pastries, men's and women's clothing, and other commodities. The signature soft sculptures followed, objects of commonplace household objects made of vinyl or canvas stuffed with kapok. These pieces transformed the medium — the soft sculptures are intended to be sensual experiences and commentary on our material world of objects and our relationship to them.
In 1965, still working in vinyl, plaster and cardboard, Oldenburg began making large works termed “Colossal Monuments,” which are large public sculptures with public and private meanings. In the 1970s, Oldenburg was fabricating large-scale works in durable materials such as steel, and working with Coosje van Bruggen, he had received many such public commissions in the United States and Europe.
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ICE CREAM DESSERTS
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand initialed and numbered by the artist. Etching and aquatint in colors, on handmade paper. Image size: 13.5 X 21.25 in. Sheet size: 22.5 x 31.25 in. Framed. Edition of 50. Artwor...
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1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This etching features a nude woman in high heels. Whipping her head to the left, she gazes intently past the viewer through a wild tangle of tresses. A sunhat with a bow nearly float...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Ray Gun by Claes Oldenburg: screen print with raw black grey industrial texture
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Ray gun is one of Oldenburg’s most iconic motifs, and the artist’s tongue-in-cheek alter ego. Oldenburg took the name from a weapon used in the show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Screen
Hanging woman (drawing) Claes Oldenburg marker portrait of upside down woman
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg framed drawing on matboard picturing a woman hanging from some kind of wire or rope, held up by a pulley. The Hanging Woman is a recurring motif in Oldenburg's work, ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Felt Pen, Permanent Marker
"Ice Bag" Lithograph of Sculpture, Bold Colors, Pop Art
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Detroit, MI
Claes’ first kinetic sculpture, 1970, was “Ice Bag” rising in height from 7 to 16 feet with a diameter of 18 feet. He was interested in ice bags as a sculptural subject because of th...
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1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
System Of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches, 1970-1971
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Claes Oldenburg
System Of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches, 1970-1971
Signed Lower Right Corner
Numbered # 138/250, lower left corner
Beautifully frame...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Aluminum
Fire Plug Souvenir - "Chicago August 1968" (P. 10), Claes Oldenburg
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Claus Oldenburg (1929)
Title: Fire Plug Souvenir - "Chicago August 1968" (P. 10)
Year: 1968
Medium: Cast plaster multiple with acrylic paint
Edition: 75/100
Size: Sculpture, ...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
Claes Oldenburg Lithograph, Pop Art, Hot Water Bottle, Pencil, Numbered, Signed
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Pop Art lithograph by the well known artist Claes Oldenburg ,pencil signed LR, numbered 26/100. Titeled on plate London 66(.image size along is 7.5 X 5.5 inches.) Framed.
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Paper
Stars (Cat. Raisonne Ref: 29, Axsom & Platzker, 1997)
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
Stars (Cat. Raisonne Ref: 29, Axsom & Platzker, 1997), 1963
Letterpress in 1 colour over stock offset lithograph "rainbow roll" in 3 colours on wood board
28 × 22 inc...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Board, Color, Lithograph
Study of a Monument
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Claes Oldenberg (1929-2022) is a Swedish-born American artist, renowned for his contribution to Pop art by way of his iconic soft sculptures and public installations.
In 1962, Olden...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Claes Oldenburg - Icons in a Smoke-Filled Room - Hand-Signed Serigraphy, 1996
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Varese, VA
Claes Oldenburg - Icons in a Smoke-Filled Room - Hand-Signed Serigraphy, 1996
Additional Information:
Material: Serigraphy in 14 colours on Gresham Handmade paper 320 gsm
Limited ed...
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20th Century Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Handmade Paper
The Knife/Ship II
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
"The Knife/Ship II"
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1988
Exhibition Poster
25 1/4 x 32 1/2 inches
Signed by Oldenburg and van Bruggen
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Offset
Chinati Foundation, Marfa Texas (Hand Signed by Oldenburg)
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
Chinati Foundation, Marfa Texas (Hand Signed), 2003
Offset Lithograph poster. Hand signed by Claes Oldenburg
23 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches
Exceedingly rare when hand signed....
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Early 2000s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Offset
Parade of Women, from the Deluxe (Signed) Edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
Parade of Women from the Deluxe hand signed edition of 1 Cent Life Portfolio (Acquired from the Estate of Robert Indiana), 1964
Color lithograph on wove paper
Edition...
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1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Two Ray Guns
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Two Ray Guns" is a sculptural work by Claes Oldenburg. The work is signed on the verso "Claes Oldenburg". The framed wall sculpture measures 26 x 22 x 3 in.
"Ray Gun became a catch...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic Polymer
Figure & Phallus II
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
Figure & Phallus II, 1975
Etching on Wookey Hole hand-made paper
25 × 20 inches
Edition of 60
Hand signed, dated and numbered from the limited edition of 60 on the re...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Fagends Carved in Rock, De-Accessioned from the Denver Art Museum
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
Fagends Carved in Rock, De-Accessioned from the Denver Art Museum (137, Axsom and Platzker), 1975
Offset Lithograph. Hand signed and numbered with artists copyright.
...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Offset
Rolling Collar and Tie (Axsom/Platzker 259)
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
Rolling Collar and Tie (AXSOM/PLATZKER 259), 1995
Color lithograph on rice paper
Edition of 52
Pencil signed and numbered on the front
Measurements:
Framed:
40 x 29.7...
Category
1990s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Geometric Mouse
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Claes Oldenberg (b.1929) is a Swedish-born American artist, renowned for his contribution to Pop art by way of his iconic soft sculptures and public installations.
In 1962, Oldenbur...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Miniature Soft Drum Set
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information:
Claes Oldenburg
Miniature Soft Drum Set
1969
The complete set of 9 sewn screenprinted elements on canvas, some with washline, wood, plastic buttons, rope, met...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Mixed Media
"The Soft Screws" Print by Claes Oldenburg Published by Gemini G.E.L
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Pasadena, CA
This print sits in its original chrome frame and it is numbered 7/26 but not signed since each image has been cut out from a sheet to fit in the little windows.
Gemini G.E.L is an ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Conceptual Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Steel
Boot Fairy (unique) Claes Oldenburg cowgirl cowboy boots nude erotic etching
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This playful, erotic print by Claes Oldenburg is printed in shimmering gold. A nude woman in outsized cowboy boots stands with hands on hips, an X scribbled on either side of her tor...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Boot Fairy (unique) Claes Oldenburg (First state color 4) copper metallic
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
A unique, unpublished print by Claes Oldenburg. This playful, erotic print is printed in shimmering gold. A nude woman in outsized cowboy boots stands with hands on hips, an X scribb...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Injun Foster
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Edition size: 150
Signed
Category
20th Century Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Other Medium
"20th Century Collage"
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
"20th Century Collage"
Margo Leavin Gallery, 1991
Exhibition Poster
24 x 18 inches
Signed
This is an exhibition poster from "20th Century Collage", a show at Margo L...
Category
1990s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Offset
Benefit for the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts by Claes Oldenberg
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This print by Claes Oldenberg is an offset lithograph printed on smooth paper at the Atelier Mourlot in 1967 to promote the Benefit for the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Ar...
Category
1960s Modern Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Pick Axe in Landscape, Etching by Claes Oldenburg 1982
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Claes Oldenburg
Title: Pick-Axe Superimposed on a Drawing of Site by E.L. Grimm
Year: 1982
Medium: Color Etching, signed, numbered, and dated in pencil
Edition: BAT, 100
Ima...
Category
1970s Surrealist Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Two Profiles Claes Oldenburg playful erotic etching in rainbow of color
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Image 19.75 x 26.3 in. / 50 x 67 cm
Paper 27.25 x 36 in./ 69.2 x 91.4 cm
Etching in one color on white, thick, slightly textured Wookey Hole handmade paper watermarked with artist’s...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Figure in Skirt Claes Oldenburg playful erotic nude etching in rainbow of color
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
A woman in slip-on heels leans languidly on a cloud-like phallus defined with loose, sketched lines. Gazing dreamily past the viewer, the topless woman dons a diaphanous tutu, and at...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Bust (Mauve): Erotic drawing of nude bound woman
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Printed in rich astral blue, this etching depicts a nude woman from the waist up. Emerging from her cupid’s-bow lips, the tip of a phallus imitates a ball gag, and across her chest, ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Leaf Boat: Storm In the Studio for Museum of Contemporary Art in Sao Paolo
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Leaf Boat: Storm In the Studio for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Claes Oldenburg (after), Swedish/American (1929)
Date: 1993
Lithograph, signed in the plate and...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
THE LETTER Q AS BEACH HOUSE, WITH SAILBOAT
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Portland, ME
Oldenburg, Claes. THE LETTER Q AS BEACH HOUSE, WITH SAILBOAT.
Axsom 96, Gemini 416. Lithograph in fifteen colors, 1972.
Edition of 100, plus 12 artist's proofs and 19 other proofs....
Category
1970s Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Figure Looking through Legs Claes Oldenburg nude etching of woman in skirt
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Image 12.5 x 9.3 in. / 31.7 x 23 cm
Paper 25.3 x 19.75 in./ 65 x 50 cm
Soft-ground etching and aquatint in two colors “à la poupée” on cream, thick, moderately textured Velin Arches...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Ice Cream Desserts (A) Claes Oldenburg dessert parfait etching in rainbow pastel
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
The painterly, multicolored effect of this pastel ice cream still life is achieved by printing “à la poupée”, in which multiple colors can be applied to the plate for printing at one...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Striding Figure from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness Portfolio
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Claes Oldenburg
Title: Striding Figure from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness Portfolio
Year: 1971
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150
Paper Size: ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Screen
"Prints: To Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts"
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
"Prints: To Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts" (Punching Bag)
Kornblee Gallery, New York, 1967
Exhibition Poster
22 x 20 inches
Signed
Category
1960s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Offset
Claes Oldenburg, Sneaker Lace in Landscape with Palm Trees, Lithograph
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Norwalk, CT
Claes Oldenburg, 'Sneaker Lace in Landscape with Palm Trees', 1990. Limited edition, 23/55. It is a lithograph in color on Arches paper, with their blind stamps and ink stamps on rev...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Paper
"School Bus Yellow, Adirondack Green, A Film by Coosje van Bruggen"
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
"School Bus Yellow, Adirondack Green, A Film by Coosje van Bruggen", 1982
Poster
33 x 23 inches
Signed
Poster by Claes Oldenburg for Coosje va...
Category
1980s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Offset
Bookplate 'Ex Libris for Printed Matter' Lithograph by Claes Oldenburg Ink Spill
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Claes Oldenburg Artists' Bookplates [Ex Libris for Printed Matter].
The "bookplates," which resemble ruled notebook paper, were printed by Abrams Gleber Warhover lithograp...
Category
1990s American Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Paper
TILTING NEON COCKTAIL
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Edition 28/50. Stainless Steel outline of cocktail glass on a black acrylic base with painted wood olive and toothpick.
Category
1980s Modern Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Stainless Steel
Study for Tongue Cloud, Claes Oldenburg surreal pop art landscape red and black
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg straddles the playful and the obscene in this colorful, spontaneous etching depicting an enormous tongue emerging from the clouds. When printing “à la poupée”, multip...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Etching
Claes Oldenburg "Gayety" Happening Rare Original Poster
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Sharon, CT
One of the original ephemeral Pop Art events of the 1960s, Claes Oldenburg's "Gayety" happening, is documented with this rare poster advertisement, and including a mimeo list of deta...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Paper
Sailboat Thinking of Q
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Claes Oldenberg
Sailboat Thinking of Q
1976
Offset lithograph and screenprint
15 3/4 x 12 in.
Edition of 200
Pencil initialed and numbered
ABOUT THE WORK
Cla...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
NOTES (KASSEL)
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 100. Sheet size 23 x 15 in. Framed. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. All reasonable of...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Typewriter Eraser
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Claes Oldenberg
Typewriter Eraser
1970
Lithograph
12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Edition of 100
Pencil initialed, dated and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienba...
Category
1970s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Dance Costume in the Form of Fag ends with Fallen Dancer
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Claes Oldenberg
Dance Costume in the From of Fag Ends with Fallen Dancer
1972
Lithograph
17 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.
Edition of 50
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompan...
Category
1970s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Typewriter Eraser
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Claes Oldenburg
Typewriter Eraser
1970
Graphite and watercolor on paper
14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
Pencil signed and dated
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum F...
Category
1970s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Geometric Mouse Scale E 'Desktop'
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Claes Oldenburg
Geometric Mouse Scale E 'Desktop'
2013
Painted aluminum sculpture on painted aluminum base
6 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.
Edition of 50
Signed and ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Aluminum
Sculpture In The Form Of A Bicycle Saddle
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Claes Oldenburg
Sculpture In The Form Of A Bicycle Saddle
1976
Glazed brown ceramic with mahogany base and sand
14 x 8 1/2 x d: 8 1/2 in.
Edition of 36
Signed...
Category
1970s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Ceramic
Fagends Carved in Rock, Fagend Canyon
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Claes Oldenburg, Swedish/American (1929 - )
Title: Fagends Carved in Rock, Fagend Canyon (Axsom and Platzker 137)
Year: 1975
Medium: Offset Lithograph on Wove paper, signe...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
London Knees
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Latex Sculpture with Polyurethane and Acrylic Base - Published by Editions Alecto Ltd London and Neuendorf Verlag Berlin - Suite: The Knees as London Monument Project - Signature Ini...
Category
20th Century Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Mixed Media
Tea Bag
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Claes Oldenberg (b.1929) is a Swedish-born American artist, renowned for his contribution to Pop art by way of his iconic soft sculptures and public installations.
In 1962, Oldenbur...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Screen
Balloons
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Inventory 4730
Signed
Category
20th Century Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Ashtray
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Hand-signed "Oldenburg"; front lower right
Limited-edition of 50 inscribed in pencil lower left corner
Stamped "Copyright 1976 by Claes Oldenburg" on reverse
Publisher, Crown Point P...
Category
1970s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet for Lake Union, Seattle WA
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph in four colors on BFK paper (Edition of 300)
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
1970s Other Art Style Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Pile of Erasers
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Claes Oldenburg
Pile of Erasers
1975
Lithograph
23 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.
Edition B.A.T.
Pencil signed and annotated B.A.T.
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph
Fagend Study
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Cast aluminium hand painted with enamel, 1968, stamped with the artist's initials, title, number and date 'CO. COPYRIGHT © 1976 CLAES OLDENBURG FAGEND STUDY, 1968 FABRICATED BY LIPP...
Category
1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Metal
Proposed Monument for Alcatraz Island
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edition of 150
Offset lithograph
Category
1970s Claes Oldenburg
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Boules with Eventails - Sculpture for a Stair
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Collaboration with Coosje van Bruggen
Category
Claes Oldenburg
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