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Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen
- Screwarch Model
- incised with Oldenburg's signature, date 1977 and number 1/4 on the underside; stamped with the title, date 1978 and number 1/4 on the base
- bronze on steel base
- 18 by 30 1/4 by 15 in. 45.7 by 76.8 by 38.1 cm.
- Executed in 1977-78, this work is number 1 from an edition of 4, plus 2 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Private Collection, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1977)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006
Private Collection, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1977)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006
Exhibited
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Exhibition of Recent Small Scale Fabricated Works and Drawings, September - November 1977
Rotterdam, Museum Beuymans-van-Beuningen, Claes Oldenburg, The Screwarch Project 1978-1982, 1983, p. 16, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Greenwich, Connecticut, The Bruce Museum, Sculpture: The Language of Scale, 1985, p. 15, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Northampton, Smith College Museum of Art, With an Eye to American Art, 1985, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Sculpture for Public Spaces: Maquettes, Models and Proposals, January - March 1986, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
Tokyo, Odakyu Grand Gallery, Pop Art: U.S.A. - UK., American and British Artists of the '60s in the '80s, July - August 1987, cat. no. 15, p. 56, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Sunderland, Northern Center for Contemporary Art; Leeds, The Henry Moore Center for the Study of Sculpture; London, Serpentine Gallery; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Duisburg, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum; Malmö Konsthall; Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Centre Julio González; Tampere Art Museum, A Bottle of Notes and Some Voyages, February 1988 - March 1990, cat. no. 102, p. 139, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Cleveland, 200 Public Square, Larger than Life: Monument Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large-scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, November 1991 - January 1992
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bonn, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; London, Hayward Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, February 1995 - August 1996, p. 403, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Rotterdam, Museum Beuymans-van-Beuningen, Claes Oldenburg, The Screwarch Project 1978-1982, 1983, p. 16, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Greenwich, Connecticut, The Bruce Museum, Sculpture: The Language of Scale, 1985, p. 15, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Northampton, Smith College Museum of Art, With an Eye to American Art, 1985, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Sculpture for Public Spaces: Maquettes, Models and Proposals, January - March 1986, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
Tokyo, Odakyu Grand Gallery, Pop Art: U.S.A. - UK., American and British Artists of the '60s in the '80s, July - August 1987, cat. no. 15, p. 56, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Sunderland, Northern Center for Contemporary Art; Leeds, The Henry Moore Center for the Study of Sculpture; London, Serpentine Gallery; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Duisburg, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum; Malmö Konsthall; Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Centre Julio González; Tampere Art Museum, A Bottle of Notes and Some Voyages, February 1988 - March 1990, cat. no. 102, p. 139, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Cleveland, 200 Public Square, Larger than Life: Monument Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large-scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, November 1991 - January 1992
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bonn, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; London, Hayward Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, February 1995 - August 1996, p. 403, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Literature
Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen and Rudolf Herman Fuchs, Claes Oldenburg Large Scale Projects 1977-1980: A Chronicle Based on Notes, Statements, Contracts, Correspondence and Other Documents Related to the Works, New York 1980, p. 46, illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Sculptures for Public Spaces, 1986, n.p., illustrated
"Sculptures for Public Spaces," Art News, Summer 1986, p. 149, illustrated
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Large Scale Projects, New York 1994, p. 36, illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Sculptures for Public Spaces, 1986, n.p., illustrated
"Sculptures for Public Spaces," Art News, Summer 1986, p. 149, illustrated
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Large Scale Projects, New York 1994, p. 36, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The elements are stable and well intact. There is evidence of minor wear and handling and a few scattered faint surface scratches. There is evidence of minor discoloration to the bottom portion of the sculpture. The sculpture rests on an artist's made base.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.