One of the original Pop artists, Claes Oldenburg was born in Stockholm. The son of a Swedish diplomat, he spent his early years in Stockholm and Oslo until the family moved to Chicago in 1937.
Oldenburg attended Yale University, then returned to Chicago, where he worked for a newspaper and also attended drawing classes at the Art Institute. He moved to New York in 1956.
Oldenburg’s early art in New York were works of urban realism in cardboard and paper that were influenced by the work of Dubuffet and the New Realists, and were seen as a brutal response to society. In 1961 Oldenburg rented a storefront on the Lower East Side and sold brightly painted plaster objects as well as three-dimensional and wall reliefs based on hamburgers, pastries, men's and women's clothing, and other commodities. The signature soft sculptures followed, objects of commonplace household objects made of vinyl or canvas stuffed with kapok. These pieces transformed the medium — the soft sculptures are intended to be sensual experiences and commentary on our material world of objects and our relationship to them.
In 1965, still working in vinyl, plaster and cardboard, Oldenburg began making large works termed “Colossal Monuments,” which are large public sculptures with public and private meanings. In the 1970s, Oldenburg was fabricating large-scale works in durable materials such as steel, and working with Coosje van Bruggen, he had received many such public commissions in the United States and Europe.
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Fagends Carved in Rock, De-Accessioned from the Denver Art Museum Signed/N
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg Fagends Carved in Rock, De-Accessioned from the Denver Art Museum (137, Axsom and Platzker), 1975 Offset Lithograph. Hand signed and ...
Graphite, Lithograph, Offset
Proposed Colossal Monument for Battersea Park, 1966 Offset Lithograph
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed lower front by Claes Oldenburg. Hand numbered 140/300 lower front. Published by Multiples, Inc., New York. Axsom & Plat...
Paper, Lithograph
THE LETTER Q AS BEACH HOUSE, WITH SAILBOAT
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Portland, ME
Oldenburg, Claes. THE LETTER Q AS BEACH HOUSE, WITH SAILBOAT. Axsom 96, Gemini 416. Lithograph in fifteen colors, 1972. Edition of 100, plus 12 artist's proofs and 19 other proofs. Initialed and numbered 36/100 in pencil. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with its blindstamp, and with its ink stamp, verso. 39 x 29 1/2 inches, 990 x 749 mm. (sheet). Printed from aluminum plates on Arjomari paper by Ken Tyler...
Lithograph
Fagends Carved in Rock, Fagend Canyon, Lithograph by Claes Oldenburg
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Claes Oldenburg, Swedish/American (1929 - ) Title: Fagends Carved in Rock, Fagend Canyon (Axsom and Platzker 137) Year: 1975 Medium: Offset Lithograph on Wove paper, signe...
Lithograph
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Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet for Lake Union, Seattle WA
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph in four colors on BFK paper (Edition of 300) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lithograph
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H 40.5 in W 28 in
Charms against harms, Robert Rauschenberg
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Title: Charms against harms Year: 1993 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Edition: H.C. 8/15, 100, plus proofs Size: 40.5 x 28 inches Condition:...
Lithograph
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Museum-Published Lt'd Ed. 60's Litho Set of 'As I Opened Fire'
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a lithographically printed reproduction of a sensationally fun Lichtenstein triptych he painted in 1964, produced by the Stedelijk Museum...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$695
H 17 in W 17 in
Henri Matisse Color Lithograph, 1958, Framed, "Lierre"
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Medium: Original lithograph Title: Lierre Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Framed Size: 17" x 17" Sheet Size: 14" x 1...
Lithograph
Sailboat IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat IV Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
Lithograph
Sailboat with Sun & Moon, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat with Sun & Moon Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excell...
Lithograph
$420
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in
Lake Tahoe Panorama, Minimal Blue Tones Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Lake Tahoe Panorama" shows a sequence of abstracted ripples of the calm Tahoe waters. Details: + Title: Lake Tahoe Panor...
Watercolor, Lithograph, Paper
$1,100
H 17 in W 13 in D 1 in
Modernist FOLK ART Original Pencil Lithograph "GRAY DAY AT THE BEACH"
By Doris Lee
Located in New York, NY
Doris Lee Lithograph 1964 Edition Size: 250 Image Size: 12 x 9.5 inches Sheet Size: 16.75 x 13 inches Reference: AAA 1532 Signed lower left Condition: Good Provenance: ASA Doris Emrick Lee...
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
Geometric Look, Alexandra Nechita
By Alexandra Nechita
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexandra Nechita (1985) Title: Geometric Look Year: 1999 Edition: 26/99, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 35.5 x 24 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
Lithograph
Great Wave with Doves, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Great Wave with Doves Year: 2002 Edition: 495/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent ...
Lithograph
$2,800
H 25.5 in W 19.8 in
Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen (Salvador Dalí prints Salvador Dalí Carmen)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen Away Must Pay with His Life 1970 (from Carmen): Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. 25.5 x 19.8 inches (64.8 x 50.5 cm). Good overall vintage ...
Paper, Lithograph
$4,400
H 12.75 in W 19.5 in
Andy Warhol Bodley Gallery announcement 1957 (1950s Andy Warhol)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Bodley Gallery 1957: A rare, 1950s gallery announcement offset illustrated by Andy Warhol on the occasion of: Andy Warhol Golden Pictures: December 2 - December 24, 1957: The Bodley Gallery 223 East 60th St., New York, NY. A scarce, historical Andy Warhol Pre-Pop illustration; highly collectible. Medium: Double-sided offset lithograph in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, before folding. Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (32.4 x 49.5 cm) Good overall vintage condition. Minor signs of aging & handling. Well-preserved. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Warhol Foundation annotations in pencil on one side. Provenance: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York. Susan Sheehan Gallery, New York. Private Collection, New York. Literature: Kornbluth: Pre-Pop Warhol, no. 66, pp. 164-165. Further background: Warhol’s career began as a commercial illustrator on New York’s Madison Avenue in 1949, during the massive post-war economic boom. His arrival additionally coincided with an extensive change in the motivations and strategies behind advertising, utilizing applied psychology to influence American consumers to purchase products. This stint as an ad man would further his Pop interest in cultural commercialization and start his artistic career; thus began the first chapter of Warhol’s oeuvre. Several of Andy Warhol's earliest exhibitions in New York were at the Bodley during the 1950s, starting with two in 1956. _ Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical reproduction, Pop Art king, Andy Warhol created some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. Warhol was widely influenced by popular & consumer culture, with this being evident in some of his most famous works: 32 Campbell's soup cans, Brillo pad box sculptures, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe & Mick Jagger, for example. Rejecting the standard painting and sculpting modes of his era, Warhol embraced silk-screen printmaking to achieve his characteristic hard edges and flat areas of color. The artist mentored Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and continues to influence contemporary art around the world: His most bold successors include Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Jeff Koons. Warhol has been the subject of exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and Centre Pompidou, among other institutions. Related Categories 1950s Andy Warhol. Vintage Andy Warhol. Mid century modern. Pop Art. Andy Warhol advertising...
Paper, Lithograph
$2,800
H 27.5 in W 21 in
Robert Rauschenberg - Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster, 1968 Offset Lithograph Edition of 500 27 1/2 × 21 inches Unframed, not signed Accompanied by Certifica...
Lithograph, Offset
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H 21.5 in W 28 in D 1.5 in
"Hats Vesuvius" Abstract Landscape Edition 10 of 25
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract lithograph of Mount Vesuvius erupting. The work is titled by the artist and signed and dated in pencil. The lithograph is edition 10 of 25. It is framed in a gold frame. Dim...
Lithograph
"The Knife/Ship II"
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen "The Knife/Ship II" Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, 1988 Exhibition Poster 25.25 x 32.5 inches Signed...
Offset
CLOTHESPIN - KISS
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph in colors of a large clothespin with inset image of KISS sculpture by Brancusi.
Color
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H 23.875 in W 35.25 in
PROPOSED COLOSSAL MONUMENT FOR BATTERSEA PARK, LONDON, DRUMSET, 1966
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 300. Artwork is in excellent condition. Framed. Certificate of Authenticity is included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Lithograph
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H 24 in W 30 in D 2 in
THE SPITZHACKE, 1982 SUPERIMPOSED ON A DRAWING OF THE SITE BY EMIL LUDWIG GRIMM,
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Portland, ME
Oldenburg, Claes (American, born Sweden 1929). THE SPITZHACKE, 1982 SUPERIMPOSED ON A DRAWING OF THE SITE BY EMIL LUDWIG GRIMM, 1822. Color etching and photogravure, 1982 (Axson/Plat...
Etching, Photogravure
Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An aquatint in pale green by contemporary artist Claes Oldenburg. Signed lower right, "CO.72". Edition lower left, "248/300".
Aquatint