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Property from a Prestigious American Collection

Claes Oldenburg

Fan (Hard Model)

Auction Closed

May 16, 09:24 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Prestigious American Collection

Claes Oldenburg

1929 - 2022


Fan (Hard Model)

signed with the artist's initials twice, partially titled twice, dated 1965 and 66 and variously inscribed (on the base)

spray enamel, chalk, masking tape, staples, straight pins on cardboard and wood construction

42 by 28 ½ by 18 in.

106.7 by 72.4 by 45.7 cm.

Executed in 1965-66, this work is unique.

Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)

Sotheby's New York, 7 October 1987, lot 104 (consigned by the above)

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey (acquired from the above)

Sotheby's New York, 18 May 2000, lot 313 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above)

Sotheby's New York, 16 May 2002, lot 118 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above)

Christie's New York, 12 May 2005, lot 231 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection, Boston

Acquired from the above in September 2007 by the present owner