Eclectic | New York
Eclectic | New York
Lot Closed
May 1, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
CLAES OLDENBURG
b. 1929
FAG ENDS AND COLOSSAL SLICED STRAWBERRY IN PARK SETTING
signed and dated 76
charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper
38 by 25 in. (96.5 by 63.5 cm.)
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Sotheby's, New York, 7 October 1987, Lot 99
Private Collection, New Jersey
Sotheby's, New York, 18 May 2000, Lot 322
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Claes Oldenburg’s status as a towering figure in Pop art who ranks alongside icons like Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol has been repeatedly reinforced in recent years. His audacious, witty, and profound depictions of everyday objects and surreal confections have earned him a reputation as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. The present work brings together some of his best-known images, including cigarette butts and half-eaten fruit, into a single plane.