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Claes Thure Oldenburg

 
Claes Thure Oldenburg

20th-21st century American sculptor
(Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 28, 1929 – 7/18/2022, New York City)

from Tate Gallery: . . . best known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lives and works in New York.

7 objects

Lipstick (Ascending), on Caterpillar Track

1972
lithograph on paper
Museum Purchase, Elizabeth B. G. Hamlin Fund
1979.3
 

Ice Cream Desserts

1976
etching and aquatint on paper
Gift of Grace and John Barney
1984.34
 

An Alternate Proposal for an Addition to the Allen Memorial Art Museum

1979
etching and aquatint on paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
1991.39
 

Calico Bunny

1997
pigment on canvas, wood, polyester
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.251.1-.3
 

Calico Bunny (red)

1997
pigment on canvas, wood, polyester
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.251.3
 

Calico Bunny (yellow)

1997
pigment on canvas, wood, polyester
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.251.1
 

Calico Bunny (blue)

1997
pigment on canvas, wood, polyester
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.251.2