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Claes Oldenburg, ‘Balloons from The Landfall Press 30th Anniversary portfolio’, 2000

Claes Oldenburg

Swedish, 1929–2022

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Leaning Fork with Meatball & Spaghetti III, 1994

Sculpture. Aluminum cast with polyurethane

120.0 x 100.0 cm

Jun 6, 2025 • Ketterer Kunst

Leaning Fork with Meatball & Spaghetti III, 1994

Sculpture. Aluminum cast with polyurethane

120.0 x 100.0 cm

Fan (Hard Model), 1965

spray enamel, chalk, straight pins on cardboard and wood construction

106.7 x 72.4 x 45.7 cm

May 16, 2025 • Sotheby's

Fan (Hard Model), 1965

spray enamel, chalk, straight pins on cardboard and wood construction

106.7 x 72.4 x 45.7 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

Soft Switches, 1964

vinyl filled with Dacron and canvas

116.2 x 117.5 x 39.4 cm

May 15, 2025 • Sotheby's

Soft Switches, 1964

vinyl filled with Dacron and canvas

116.2 x 117.5 x 39.4 cm

Im Spazio: The Collection of Daniella Luxembourg

Model: Plug - Giant Fan, 1967

paint, wood, wire, styrofoam and cardboard mounted on board

91.4 x 61.0 x 43.2 cm

May 14, 2025 • Bonhams

Model: Plug - Giant Fan, 1967

paint, wood, wire, styrofoam and cardboard mounted on board

91.4 x 61.0 x 43.2 cm

20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale

Pie (A. & P. 15), 1961

Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins.

I. 16 1/4 x 24 in. (41.3 x 61 cm) S. 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm)

Apr 17, 2025 • Phillips

Pie (A. & P. 15), 1961

Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins.

I. 16 1/4 x 24 in. (41.3 x 61 cm) S. 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Dine Claes Poster; and Ray Gun Poster

One unique ink drawing and one lithograph, on various wove papers.

<em>Dine Claes</em> 16 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (42.2 x 29.2 cm) <em>Ray Gun</em> S. approx. 21 1/8 x 15 7/8 in. (53.7 x 40.3 cm)

Apr 17, 2025 • Phillips

Dine Claes Poster; and Ray Gun Poster

One unique ink drawing and one lithograph, on various wove papers.

<em>Dine Claes</em> 16 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (42.2 x 29.2 cm) <em>Ray Gun</em> S. approx. 21 1/8 x 15 7/8 in. (53.7 x 40.3 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Proposal for a Colossal Monument in Downtown, New York City: Sharpened Pencil Stub with Broken-off Tip of the Woolworth Building (Axsom/Platzker 248), 1993

Etching with aquatint in colors on Hannemühle paper

Apr 8, 2025 • Bonhams

Proposal for a Colossal Monument in Downtown, New York City: Sharpened Pencil Stub with Broken-off Tip of the Woolworth Building (Axsom/Platzker 248), 1993

Etching with aquatint in colors on Hannemühle paper

Prints & Multiples

NYC Pretzel (Axsom & Platzker 250.5), 1994

Screenprint in colors on brown laser-cut three-ply corrugated cardboard

17.2 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm

Apr 1, 2025 • Bonhams

NYC Pretzel (Axsom & Platzker 250.5), 1994

Screenprint in colors on brown laser-cut three-ply corrugated cardboard

17.2 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm

Prints & Multiples Online

Studies of Men's Pants on a Hanger, New York 1962; Sausage-End and Sandwich, Samos, Paris, 1964; Pork Chops Compared to Breasts in Brassiere, Paris, 1964; Dance Costumes: Fag-End and Fried Egg, Leningrad, 1970., 1972

4 offset lithographs in colors on wove paper

Apr 1, 2025 • Bonhams

Studies of Men's Pants on a Hanger, New York 1962; Sausage-End and Sandwich, Samos, Paris, 1964; Pork Chops Compared to Breasts in Brassiere, Paris, 1964; Dance Costumes: Fag-End and Fried Egg, Leningrad, 1970., 1972

4 offset lithographs in colors on wove paper

Prints & Multiples Online

Aragosta Vellata alla Sleazy Dora; Lettere di Pollo; Crema di Tappeo e di Castagne; Calzone con Pattini; Biglie con Ricotta e Wurstel; Spaghetti al Cartoccio Frankie Toronto; Verza Ripiena alla Sandbag; Coccodrillo di Cioccolato, 1985

each ball point pen and felt pen on paper

Mar 12, 2025 • Bonhams

Aragosta Vellata alla Sleazy Dora; Lettere di Pollo; Crema di Tappeo e di Castagne; Calzone con Pattini; Biglie con Ricotta e Wurstel; Spaghetti al Cartoccio Frankie Toronto; Verza Ripiena alla Sandbag; Coccodrillo di Cioccolato, 1985

each ball point pen and felt pen on paper

Post-War & Contemporary Art

Study for Soft Saxophone, 1991

charcoal and watercolor on paper

11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm)

Feb 28, 2025 • Phillips

Study for Soft Saxophone, 1991

charcoal and watercolor on paper

11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm)

Phillips • New York

New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

Study for a Soft Sculpture in the Form of a Drainpipe, 1967

crayon and watercolor on paper laid down on board

Feb 28, 2025 • Sotheby's

Study for a Soft Sculpture in the Form of a Drainpipe, 1967

crayon and watercolor on paper laid down on board

Contemporary Discoveries

Ironing Board, 1963

chalk, crayon and watercolor on paper

Feb 28, 2025 • Sotheby's

Ironing Board, 1963

chalk, crayon and watercolor on paper

Contemporary Discoveries

Geometric Mouse, Scale D "Home-Made", 1971

offset lithograph with stainless steel chain and wire and nickel-plated fasteners, on smooth wove paper laminated to five cardboard elements

49.0 x 42.2 x 0.6 cm

Feb 26, 2025 • Christie's

Geometric Mouse, Scale D "Home-Made", 1971

offset lithograph with stainless steel chain and wire and nickel-plated fasteners, on smooth wove paper laminated to five cardboard elements

49.0 x 42.2 x 0.6 cm

Contemporary Edition: New York

Fallen Perfume, Bottle on Chair leg, 1992

expanded polystyrene, wood, paper, nail, Dacron

77.5 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm

Feb 26, 2025 • Sotheby's

Fallen Perfume, Bottle on Chair leg, 1992

expanded polystyrene, wood, paper, nail, Dacron

77.5 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm

Contemporary Curated

Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster

Screenprint in colors with collage, on wove paper, the full sheet.

S. 31 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (79.4 x 59.7 cm)

Feb 12, 2025 • Phillips

Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster

Screenprint in colors with collage, on wove paper, the full sheet.

S. 31 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (79.4 x 59.7 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Profiterole (G. 1457, see A. & P. 216-217), 1457

Cast aluminum multiple hand-painted in colors.

5 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (15 x 22 x 22 cm)

Feb 12, 2025 • Phillips

Profiterole (G. 1457, see A. & P. 216-217), 1457

Cast aluminum multiple hand-painted in colors.

5 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (15 x 22 x 22 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

System of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches (A. & P. 75)

Offset lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins.

I. 50.7 x 38.8 cm (19 7/8 x 15 1/4 in.) S. 71 x 59.1 cm (27 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.)

Jan 24, 2025 • Phillips

System of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches (A. & P. 75)

Offset lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins.

I. 50.7 x 38.8 cm (19 7/8 x 15 1/4 in.) S. 71 x 59.1 cm (27 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

Picasso Cufflink, from Hommage à Picasso (A. & P. 113)

Lithograph in colours, on cream Arches Cover paper, with full margins.

I. 72.5 x 61 cm (28 1/2 x 24 in.) S. 91.5 x 68.6 cm (36 x 27 in.)

Jan 24, 2025 • Phillips

Picasso Cufflink, from Hommage à Picasso (A. & P. 113)

Lithograph in colours, on cream Arches Cover paper, with full margins.

I. 72.5 x 61 cm (28 1/2 x 24 in.) S. 91.5 x 68.6 cm (36 x 27 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

Knäckebröd (Crispbread) (P. 7)

Cast iron multiple.

9.4 x 16.3 x 1.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 5/8 in.)

Jan 24, 2025 • Phillips

Knäckebröd (Crispbread) (P. 7)

Cast iron multiple.

9.4 x 16.3 x 1.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 5/8 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

Butt for Gantt, from Harvey Gantt Portfolio (Axsom/Platzker 230, Gemini 1451), 1991

Lithograph in colors on wove paper

Jan 16, 2025 • Bonhams

Butt for Gantt, from Harvey Gantt Portfolio (Axsom/Platzker 230, Gemini 1451), 1991

Lithograph in colors on wove paper

Prints & Multiples Online

M. Mouse (with) 1 Ear (equals) Tea Bag Blackboard Version, from The New York Collection for Stockholm (Axsom/Planter 109), 1973

Lithograph and screenprint with hand-dusted chalk on wove paper

Jan 16, 2025 • Bonhams

M. Mouse (with) 1 Ear (equals) Tea Bag Blackboard Version, from The New York Collection for Stockholm (Axsom/Planter 109), 1973

Lithograph and screenprint with hand-dusted chalk on wove paper

Prints & Multiples Online

Untitled (Ice Cream Cones) from the portfolio Notes (Gemini G.E.L. 38.6; Axsom & Platzker 55.3), 1968

Color lithograph with embossing on paper

Jan 14, 2025 • Bonhams

Untitled (Ice Cream Cones) from the portfolio Notes (Gemini G.E.L. 38.6; Axsom & Platzker 55.3), 1968

Color lithograph with embossing on paper

Prints & Photographs

Study for Corner of a Mattress (Paris Review: Multimousse), 1965

spray paint and graphite on paper laid down on board mounted on panel

Dec 18, 2024 • Christie's

Study for Corner of a Mattress (Paris Review: Multimousse), 1965

spray paint and graphite on paper laid down on board mounted on panel

First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art

Plan for the Keys of the Soft Typewriter, 1963

graphite, ink and watercolor on three joined sheets of paper

Dec 18, 2024 • Christie's

Plan for the Keys of the Soft Typewriter, 1963

graphite, ink and watercolor on three joined sheets of paper

First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art

Untitled (Kneeling Building), from Notes; Double-Nose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray (2 works) (Gemini 106; Gemini 259), 1968

Two lithographs (one in colors with embossing) on Rives BFK paper

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled (Kneeling Building), from Notes; Double-Nose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray (2 works) (Gemini 106; Gemini 259), 1968

Two lithographs (one in colors with embossing) on Rives BFK paper

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Untitled (Kneeling Building), from Notes; Double-Nose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray (2 works) (Gemini 106; Gemini 259), 1972

Two lithographs (one in colors with embossing) on Rives BFK paper

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled (Kneeling Building), from Notes; Double-Nose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray (2 works) (Gemini 106; Gemini 259), 1972

Two lithographs (one in colors with embossing) on Rives BFK paper

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Proposal for a Civic Monument in the Form of Two Windows, 1982

Lithograph in colors on Arches Cover paper

71.1 x 101.6 cm

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Proposal for a Civic Monument in the Form of Two Windows, 1982

Lithograph in colors on Arches Cover paper

71.1 x 101.6 cm

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Soft Pencil Sharpener, from Brooklyn Academy of Music 1988-89 Artists Print Portfolio (Axsom/Platzker 206), 1988

Lithograph on wove paper

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Soft Pencil Sharpener, from Brooklyn Academy of Music 1988-89 Artists Print Portfolio (Axsom/Platzker 206), 1988

Lithograph on wove paper

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Ice Bags and Bananas, 1969

ballpoint pen on paper

12.1 x 8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)

Dec 4, 2024 • Phillips

Ice Bags and Bananas, 1969

ballpoint pen on paper

12.1 x 8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)

Phillips • London

New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

Untitled (Geometric Mouse); Untitled (Body Buildings), from Notes (Gemini G.E.L. 38.8; 38.11), 1968

Two lithographs in colours, on BFK Rives wove paper

Nov 25, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled (Geometric Mouse); Untitled (Body Buildings), from Notes (Gemini G.E.L. 38.8; 38.11), 1968

Two lithographs in colours, on BFK Rives wove paper

Prints & Multiples

24 Open-Faced Sandwiches, 1964

burlap soaked in plaster, tempera, porcelain plates, glass and metal case

15 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (38.7 x 81.9 x 45.1 cm)

Nov 19, 2024 • Phillips

24 Open-Faced Sandwiches, 1964

burlap soaked in plaster, tempera, porcelain plates, glass and metal case

15 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (38.7 x 81.9 x 45.1 cm)

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

Snare Drum, 1972

lithograph in colors, on Arches paper

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

Snare Drum, 1972

lithograph in colors, on Arches paper

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

Two Profiles, 1975

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

Two Profiles, 1975

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

Figure in Skirt, with Phallus I, 1975

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

Figure in Skirt, with Phallus I, 1975

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

Figure in Skirt, with Phallus I (State II); Figure Looking through Legs, 1975

etching and aquatint in colors, on handmade paper; etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

Figure in Skirt, with Phallus I (State II); Figure Looking through Legs, 1975

etching and aquatint in colors, on handmade paper; etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

Woman Hanging in Imitation of the Soft Fan (Edition A); Woman Entwined in Giant Electric Cord (Edition A), 1976

etching, on chine appliqué to wove paper; etching with aquatint, on Rives BFK paper

104.1 x 79.0 cm

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

Woman Hanging in Imitation of the Soft Fan (Edition A); Woman Entwined in Giant Electric Cord (Edition A), 1976

etching, on chine appliqué to wove paper; etching with aquatint, on Rives BFK paper

104.1 x 79.0 cm

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

Hats, Bones, Q's, Etc., 1976

etching with aquatint, on Hodgkinson handmade paper

Nov 19, 2024 • Christie's

Hats, Bones, Q's, Etc., 1976

etching with aquatint, on Hodgkinson handmade paper

Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection

Geometric Mouse, Scale E, 2013

powder coated aluminum multiple

16.6 x 21.0 x 16.6 cm

Oct 25, 2024 • Christie's

Geometric Mouse, Scale E, 2013

powder coated aluminum multiple

16.6 x 21.0 x 16.6 cm

Live Auction 23164 Prints and Multiples

Miniature Soft Drum Set (S. 1969.06, P. 12, A. & P. 61), 1969

Screenprint on canvas, wash-line, wood and spray painted multiple, with accompanying screenprinted wove paper-covered wood base (as issued).

10 3/4 x 19 x 14 in. (27.3 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm) dimensions variable

Oct 24, 2024 • Phillips

Miniature Soft Drum Set (S. 1969.06, P. 12, A. & P. 61), 1969

Screenprint on canvas, wash-line, wood and spray painted multiple, with accompanying screenprinted wove paper-covered wood base (as issued).

10 3/4 x 19 x 14 in. (27.3 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm) dimensions variable

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Geometric Mouse, Scale B (Red), 1971

anodized aluminum multiple with enamel

44.5 x 104.0 x 112.0 cm

Oct 22, 2024 • Sotheby's

Geometric Mouse, Scale B (Red), 1971

anodized aluminum multiple with enamel

44.5 x 104.0 x 112.0 cm

Prints & Multiples

watercolour and chalk on paper

Oct 15, 2024 • Christie's

watercolour and chalk on paper

Post-War and Contemporary Art Online

Arcobaleno di tartine, 1985

colored pencil, marker and ink on paper

8 1/8 x 11 in. (20.6 x 27.9 cm)

Oct 3, 2024 • Phillips

Arcobaleno di tartine, 1985

colored pencil, marker and ink on paper

8 1/8 x 11 in. (20.6 x 27.9 cm)

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

Coltello Island: Detail of Fire Station in The Form of a Snake (by Frank O. Gehry) and Office Building in The Form of a Grand Piano Lid, 1984

graphite, wax crayon and watercolor on paper

Oct 1, 2024 • Christie's

Coltello Island: Detail of Fire Station in The Form of a Snake (by Frank O. Gehry) and Office Building in The Form of a Grand Piano Lid, 1984

graphite, wax crayon and watercolor on paper

Live Auction 23102 Post-War to Present

Candy Bar and Sandwich: A Pair, 1963

enamel, foil and paper collage on paperboard mounted to covered wooden support

Oct 1, 2024 • Christie's

Candy Bar and Sandwich: A Pair, 1963

enamel, foil and paper collage on paperboard mounted to covered wooden support

Live Auction 23102 Post-War to Present

N.Y.C. Pretzel (A. & P. 250.5)

Screenprint in colors, on brown laser-cut three-ply corrugated cardboard.

6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5/8 in. (16.5 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm)

Sep 11, 2024 • Phillips

N.Y.C. Pretzel (A. & P. 250.5)

Screenprint in colors, on brown laser-cut three-ply corrugated cardboard.

6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5/8 in. (16.5 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Selected Works from the Lower East Side Printshop Archives: Online Auction

untitled (Punching Bag), from Notes, 1968

lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper

Jul 23, 2024 • Christie's

untitled (Punching Bag), from Notes, 1968

lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper

Contemporary Edition: New York

Ray Gun Poster (1961), 1972

screenprint in colors, on wove paper

Jul 23, 2024 • Christie's

Ray Gun Poster (1961), 1972

screenprint in colors, on wove paper

Contemporary Edition: New York

Figure and Phallus I, 1975

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Jul 23, 2024 • Christie's

Figure and Phallus I, 1975

six etchings in colors, on handmade paper

Contemporary Edition: New York

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