CLAES OLDENBURG | FAG ENDS AND COLOSSAL SLICED STRAWBERRY IN PARK SETTING

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.