Lot 42
- 42
Claes Oldenburg
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Claes Oldenburg
- Geometric Mouse, Scale C
- incised with the artist's initials and number 78/120 on the reverse of one element
- anodized aluminum
- Dimensions variable, approximately: 24 3/4 by 20 1/2 by 10 in. 62.8 by 52 by 25.4 cm.
- Executed in 1971, this work is number 78 from an edition of 120, published by Gemini G.E.L, Los Angeles.
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Private Collection, Minneapolis (acquired from the above)
Flanders Contemporary Art, Minneapolis
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Minneapolis (acquired from the above)
Flanders Contemporary Art, Minneapolis
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Literature
Exh. Cat., Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; The Denver Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; New Orleans Museum of Art; Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Oldenburg Six Themes, April 1975 - May 1976, p. 31, illustrated in color
Arthur Solway, Claes Oldenburg: Multiples in Retrospect 1964-1990, New York, 1976, pp. 108-109 and 152, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Washington, National Gallery of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bonn, Kunst-und-Austellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; London, Hayward Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, February 1995 - August 1996, cat. no. 210, pp. 348-349 and 542, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien; Cologne, Museum Ludwig; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties, February 2012 - January 2014, cat. no. 2, p. 299, illustrated in color
Arthur Solway, Claes Oldenburg: Multiples in Retrospect 1964-1990, New York, 1976, pp. 108-109 and 152, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Washington, National Gallery of Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bonn, Kunst-und-Austellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; London, Hayward Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, February 1995 - August 1996, cat. no. 210, pp. 348-349 and 542, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien; Cologne, Museum Ludwig; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties, February 2012 - January 2014, cat. no. 2, p. 299, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. All elements are well intact. Under raking light, there is evidence of scattered, very faint surface scratches and a few pinpoint areas of wear at the turning edges.
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.