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Claes Oldenburg
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Claes Oldenburg
- Fan Model (Hard)
- signed twice with the artist's initials, titled and dated 1965 and 66 on the base
- spray enamel, crayon and pins on cardboard
- 42 by 28 1/2 by 18 in. 106.7 by 72.4 by 45.7 cm.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby's, New York, 7 October 1987, Lot 104
Collection of Senator Frank R. Lautenburg, New Jersey
Sotheby's, New York, 18 May 2000, Lot 313
Private Collection, Venezuela (acquired from the above sale)
Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 2002, Lot 118
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2005, Lot 231
Gallery Maurice, Palm Beach
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007
Sotheby's, New York, 7 October 1987, Lot 104
Collection of Senator Frank R. Lautenburg, New Jersey
Sotheby's, New York, 18 May 2000, Lot 313
Private Collection, Venezuela (acquired from the above sale)
Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 2002, Lot 118
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2005, Lot 231
Gallery Maurice, Palm Beach
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007
Exhibited
New York, Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Objects and Drawings, October - November 2003
London, Waddington Galleries, Double Vision: The Poetic Focus of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, October 2007, cat no. 1, pp. 5 and 10-11, illustrated
London, Waddington Galleries, Double Vision: The Poetic Focus of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, October 2007, cat no. 1, pp. 5 and 10-11, illustrated
Literature
Richard Cork, 'The Drama of the Humdrum,' Financial Times, 17 October 2007, p. 17
Condition
This work is in good and sound condition overall. There is visible wear to the sculpture throughout, a result of aging to the artist’s chosen cardboard medium, including intermittent peeling of the cardboard, two holes at the back of the base, some peeling to the top and center of the painted tape, and scattered light abrasions with some resultant skinning to the cardboard as well. A light dust has settled in some of the crevices at the top. An errant pin sticks out of the base at the lower left front corner and scattered media accretions are visible on the base, likely from the time of execution.
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.
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
“Duchamp is known for calling a thing art, rather than making it. A lot of that is picked up in pop art, too—by Andy, for example. But I’m always careful to say that I changed everything I found. So that was the big difference. Mine was not pop art. I maybe started with a subject, but I changed the subject.”
Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg