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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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 13 of 16 (there are also 2 artist’s...
Cotton, Wood
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
Fire Plug Souvenir-'Chicago August 1968' (Platzker 10), Claes Oldenburg
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022) Title: Fire Plug Souvenir-'Chicago August 1968' (Platzker 10) Year: 1967 Medium: Cast plaster with acrylic paint Sculpture Size: 7.875 x 7.5 x 5.8...
Plaster, Acrylic
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...
Metal, Brass
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/...
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...
Ceramic
$884Sale Price|25% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 1.58 in
Square 3D Wall Relief in Clay Floral Aggregation Mosaic in Soft Multicolor Tones
By Elizabeth Art Candy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This square wall sculpture presents a high-relief surface of densely packed, hand-modeled clay forms arranged in non-hierarchical clusters that evoke buds, seeds, and cellular struct...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.9 in W 9.4 in
Kusama Plush Pumpkin (Kusama red & white pumpkin)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Red & White Pumpkin (plush): An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art piece - this Kusama plush pumpkin features the universal polka dot patterns and bold colors for which t...
Nylon
$700
H 8 in W 6 in D 4 in
sinuosity 148 black cherry (pop art metallic smooth small sculpture abstract)
By Ted VanCleave
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; #sinuous, focus on material, sculptural folds, Aldo Chaparro, use of common materials, creased crinkled and wrinkled, angular, abstract sculpture, angular, process-oriented...
Concrete
Starry Night Party - Original Wall Sculpture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Uri Dushy's pop art piece stands out as a testament to his decades-long exploration of art's origins, blending artistic genres to forge provocative and captivating creations. This pi...
Metal
$700
H 15 in W 8 in D 8 in
Sinuosity mini in Absinthe (pop green slick metallic smooth small sculpture
By Ted VanCleave
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Mid sized. Absinthe Green Metallic keywords; #sinuous, focus on material, sculptural folds, Aldo Chaparro, use of common materials, creased crinkled and wrinkled, angular, abstract ...
Concrete
$700
H 10 in W 6 in D 8 in
Sinuosity 133 orange (pop slick metallic smooth small sculpture art)
By Ted VanCleave
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; #sinuous, focus on material, sculptural folds, Aldo Chaparro, use of common materials, creased crinkled and wrinkled, angular, abstract sculpture, angular, process-oriented...
Concrete
$882Sale Price|25% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 1.58 in
Multicolor 3D Floral-Inspired Wall Sculpture Mosaic of Spherical Floral Forms
By Elizabeth Art Candy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This square wall-mounted sculpture features a dense surface of hand-molded clay spheres in assorted sizes and colors, arranged into compact floral-like clusters. Flower Bubbles (202...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$1,147Sale Price|25% Off
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 2.37 in
Multicolor 3D Pop Abstract Relief in Clay and Candy-Inspired Wall Sculpture
By Elizabeth Art Candy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Cascata" is a vivid abstract wall sculpture that gives form to the sensation of movement through a dynamic cascade of hand-molded clay spheres. Composed of countless colorful orbs i...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$967
H 11.03 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Hand-Sculpted 3D Candy Mosaic Sculpture – Retro Gumball Machine in Yellow Clay
By Elizabeth Art Candy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This playful and nostalgic piece from the Fake Candies series captures the spirit of mid-century joy through a hand-modeled 3D gumball machine, composed entirely of colorful clay “ca...
Clay
$423Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.52 in W 3.35 in D 2.37 in
Drops of Joy Pop Surrealist Clay Juice Carton Sculpture in Acrylic Paint about
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Small-scale clay sculpture in acrylic explores consumption through a juice-carton object, pairing sugar and pill imagery within a snowy emotional landscape. This hand-modeled clay sc...
Clay, Acrylic
$715Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
"Sweetness" – Contemporary Pop Sculpture in Foam Clay and Enamel on Wood, 2022
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
SWEETNESS is a contemporary pop sculpture by Vera Vizzi combining foam clay, enamel, acrylic markers and fir wood into a compact, whimsical composition. Measuring 18 × 18 × 13 cm, th...
Enamel
Love Forever
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama Love Forever, 2016 Ceramic (Porcelain) Dish and Cover Stamped Yayoi Kusama on bottom 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches Unframed Limited edition (exact number created is unkno...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen