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Claes Oldenburg
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Claes Oldenburg
- Watch in a Red Box
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 1961 on the reverse
- Muslin soaked in plaster over wire frame, painted with enamel, in 2 parts
- 5 1/2 by 6 1/2 by 6 1/4 in. 13.9 by 16.5 by 15.8 cm.
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Pace Gallery, New York
Taylor A. Smith & Edward B. Smith V, Pasadena
Zwirner & Wirth Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Pace Gallery, New York
Taylor A. Smith & Edward B. Smith V, Pasadena
Zwirner & Wirth Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, Ray Gun Manufacturing Co., The Store, December 1961 - January 1962, no. 71
Cologne, Musée der Stadt, Westkunst: Contemporary Art Since 1939, June - August 1981, cat. no. 666, p. 455, illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Blam! The Explosion of Pop, Minimalism and Performance, 1958-1964, September - December 1984, p. 69, illustrated
Barcelona, MACBA, Onnasch: Aspects of Contemporary Art, November 2001 - February 2002
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Galerie der Gegenwart, February 1997 - March 2005, p. 318, illustrated
New York, Zwirner & Wirth Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: Early Work, October - December 2005, p. 59, illustrated
Cologne, Musée der Stadt, Westkunst: Contemporary Art Since 1939, June - August 1981, cat. no. 666, p. 455, illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Blam! The Explosion of Pop, Minimalism and Performance, 1958-1964, September - December 1984, p. 69, illustrated
Barcelona, MACBA, Onnasch: Aspects of Contemporary Art, November 2001 - February 2002
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Galerie der Gegenwart, February 1997 - March 2005, p. 318, illustrated
New York, Zwirner & Wirth Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: Early Work, October - December 2005, p. 59, illustrated
Literature
Kate Linker et. al., Individuals: a Selected History of Contemporary Art 1945-1986, Los Angeles, 1986, p. 318, illustrated in color
Ralph Herrmanns, 1900 Tablets Maleri, Sundyberg, 1994, p. 60, illustrated
Ralph Herrmanns, 1900 Tablets Maleri, Sundyberg, 1994, p. 60, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition. There are unobtrusive fine cracks which are stable to the watch element. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems to this work, which has recently benefited from a light surface cleaning and spot areas of retouching administered by Wilson Conservation LLC.
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.