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Claes Oldenburg
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Claes Oldenburg
- Fried Egg in Pan
- signed with the artist's initials and numbered 15 on the underside
- painted plaster and aluminum frying pan
- 2 by 15 3/4 by 8 in. 5.1 by 40 by 20.3 cm.
- Executed in 1961.
Provenance
The Store, New York
Billy Kluver, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Paris, June 20, 2001, Lot 114
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Billy Kluver, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Paris, June 20, 2001, Lot 114
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, Environments, Situations, Spaces, May - June 1961
New York, Ray-Gun Mfg. Co., The Store by Claes Oldenburg, December 1961 - January 1962
Dallas, The Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts, 1961, April - May 1962
Cologne, Rheinhallen, Messegelände, Westkunst Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1939, May - August 1981, cat no. 677
New York, Ray-Gun Mfg. Co., The Store by Claes Oldenburg, December 1961 - January 1962
Dallas, The Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts, 1961, April - May 1962
Cologne, Rheinhallen, Messegelände, Westkunst Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1939, May - August 1981, cat no. 677
Literature
Claes Oldenburg, Store Days: Documents from the Store (1961) and Ray Gun Theater (1962), New York, 1967, inventory no. 100, p. 34
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. As is typical of the artist's plaster works, the enamel paint has some scattered areas of cracking overall, which all appear stable. The most evident is a 3 inch fine crack which runs through the egg yolk. There are scattered losses to the enamel paint along the edges of the egg. There are scattered surface abrasions and accretions on the egg, pan and handle. Several crevices have accumulated dust residue.
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.
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.