Lot 277
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Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen
- Screw Arch Model
- incised with the artists' signature, date 1977 and number 2/4 on the underside; stamped with the title and number 2/4 on the base
- bronze with steel base
- 18 by 36 by 15 in. 45.7 by 91.4 by 38.1 cm.
- Executed in 1977-1978, this work is number 2 from an edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Richard Gray Gallery, New York
Stefan T. Edlis, Chicago
Christie's, New York, November, 11, 2004, lot 206
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Stefan T. Edlis, Chicago
Christie's, New York, November, 11, 2004, lot 206
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Exhibition of Recent Small Scale Fabricated Works and Drawings, 1977
Sunderland, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art; Leeds City Art Gallery, The Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture; London, Serpentine Gallery; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Duisburg, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum; Malmo Konsthall; Valencia, IVAM, Centre Julio González; Tampere, Tampereen taidemuseo, A Bottle of Notes and Some Voyages, February 1988 - March 1990, p. 139, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Cleveland, BP Building, Larger than Life: Monument Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large-scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, 1991 (another example exhibited)
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bonn, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; London, Hayward Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, February 1995 - August 1996, p. 403, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Sunderland, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art; Leeds City Art Gallery, The Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture; London, Serpentine Gallery; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Duisburg, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum; Malmo Konsthall; Valencia, IVAM, Centre Julio González; Tampere, Tampereen taidemuseo, A Bottle of Notes and Some Voyages, February 1988 - March 1990, p. 139, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Cleveland, BP Building, Larger than Life: Monument Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large-scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, 1991 (another example exhibited)
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bonn, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; London, Hayward Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, February 1995 - August 1996, p. 403, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Literature
Claes Oldenburg, Coosje Van Bruggen and R. H. Fuchs, Claes Oldenburg Large Scale Projects 1977-1978: A Chronicle Based on Notes, Statements, Contracts, Correspondence and Other Documents Related to the Works, New York, 1980, p. 46, illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Sculptures for Public Spaces, 1986, n.p., illustrated
"Sculptures for Public Spaces," Art News, Summer, 1986, p. 149, illustrated
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, Large Scale Projects, New York, 1994, p. 36, illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Sculptures for Public Spaces, 1986, n.p., illustrated
"Sculptures for Public Spaces," Art News, Summer, 1986, p. 149, illustrated
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, Large Scale Projects, New York, 1994, p. 36, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are scattered light accretions around the screwtop and base. There are light and scattered areas of light rubbing to the patina. There is a small ¼ inch scratch located on the 11th section of the screw from tip to base.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Art should be literally made of the ordinary world; its space should be our space; its time our time; its objects our ordinary objects; the reality of art will replace reality." - Claes Oldenburg