Claes Oldenburg

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.