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Claes Oldenburg (American b. 1929)

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:775.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Claes Oldenburg (American b. 1929)
<B>CLAES OLDENBURG </B></I>(American b. 1929)<BR><I>Strawberry Skull Bike Seat</B></I>, 1975<BR> Sugar-lift and spitbite aquatint in four colors on white, medium smooth paper colléd and embossed on purple-white, thick and slightly textured Farnsworth handmade paper watermarked with the artist's signature<BR>8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm) (plate)<BR>24 1/8 x 18 3/8 inches (61.3 x 46.7 cm) (sheet)<BR>Signed lower right in pencil: <I>Oldenburg</B></I><BR>Numbered lower left in pencil: <I>32/35</B></I><BR>Blind stamped lower right: <I>Crown Point Press John Slivon</B></I> [Oakland, CA]<BR>Rubber stamped on verso, lower right <I>© Claes Oldenburg 1975</B></I><BR>Inscribed in the plate: <I>homage / strawberry / skull [pic.] / bike seat</B></I><BR>Published by Multiples, New York, and Castelli Graphics, New York<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Leo Castelli, New York, New York;<BR>Acquired by Jeffrey Weiss, Dallas, Texas<BR><BR>Literature:<BR>Richard Axsom and David Platzker,<I> Printed Stuff. Prints, Posters, and Ephemera by Claes Oldenburg. A Catalogue Raisonné</B></I>, Hudson Hills Press in association with Madison Art Center, Wisconsin, 1997, no. 128<B>Condition Report:</B> Scattered toning on fiber paper, otherwise overall good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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