Claes Oldenburg Sculptures
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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(Biography provided by Art Commerce)
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Artist: Claes Oldenburg
Fire Plug Souvenir - 'Chicago August 1968' (Platzker 10)
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Cast plaster with acrylic paint. Sculpture Size: 7.875 x 7.5 x 5.875 inches. Inscription: Hand signed m in black felt-tip pen and numbered 75/100, as issued. Catalogue raisonné refer...
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Plaster
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Sculpture in the Form of a Bicycle Saddle Claes Oldenburg surreal pop sculpture
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Located in New York, NY
Playful, surreal Claes Oldenburg sculpture re-contextualizing a ceramic bicycle seat as a small mountain or geological feature, sitting on a bed of sand atop a square mahogany base. ...
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Soft Alphabet
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Complete set of 41 sewn cotton, sand-filled bags, contained in a wooden box with screenprinted box lid, 1978, signed and numbered from the edition of 16 (there are also 2 artist’s pr...
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Cotton, Wood
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.
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1980s Modern Claes Oldenburg Sculptures
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Stainless Steel
Profiterole
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Cast aluminium with latex paint, brass, 1989, signed, titled, dated, and numbered by incision on a brass disk in base, from the edition of 75 (there are also 25 artist’s proofs), pub...
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1980s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg Sculptures
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Fire Plug Souvenir - "Chicago August 1968"
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Cast plaster with red acrylic paint, 1968, signed in felt-tip pen, incised 'C.O.' and 'Chicago August 1968' on the base, numbered from the edition of 100, published by the Richard Fe...
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1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg Sculptures
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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...
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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
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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, metal eye screws and spray enamel with wood base covered with screenprinted paper in colors
9 3/4 x 19 x 13 3/4 in.
Artist's Proof - A.P. XVI
Initialed and numbered in black ink on the bass drum...
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Sculpture in the Form of Trowel Stuck in Ground (Model)
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Painted wood and fabric construction, 1969, a unique work, overall: 1118 x 756 x 635 mm (44 x 29¾ in.)
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1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg Sculptures
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Fabric, Wood
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Fagend Study
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Cast aluminium, hand painted with enamel, conceived 1968, executed 1976, stamped with the artist’s initials, inscribed with title, number, and date on the end of the filter, from the...
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1960s Pop Art Claes Oldenburg Sculptures
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