Lot 62
  • 62

Claes Oldenburg

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Claes Oldenburg
  • Proposal for a Giant Balloon in the Form of Cornflakes and Banana Slices- Shown in Relation to the Giant Ice Bag
  • signed with the artist's initials and dated 69
  • pencil and colored pencil on paper
  • 8 by 9 5/8 in.
  • 20.3 by 24.4 cm.

Provenance

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 2003, lot 205
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

Not examined out of frame; whole sheet visible. In good condition aside from very slight staining to sheet at edges. Appears to be mounted to backing at top two corners.
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