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Property from the Collection of Alice Denney
Stars: A Farce for Objects [Three Works]
Lot Closed
July 16, 05:40 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Alice Denney
Claes Oldenburg
1929 - 2022
Stars: A Farce for Objects
i. cloth, paper and cardboard constructions, in 3 parts
ii. metal bird cage and bells with stand
iii. letterpress over offset lithographic poster on cardboard
i. each: 14 by 37 by 13 in. (35.6 by 94 by 33 cm.)
ii. 54 by 24 by 26 in. (137.2 by 61 by 66 cm.)
iii. 28 ⅜ by 22 in. (72.1 by 55.9 cm.)
Executed in 1963, the poster is from an edition of unknown size.
This work is accompanied by a mockup for the Stars poster.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Washington, D.C., Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Stars: A Farce for Objects, 24 - 25 April 1963
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