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personAmerican, 1929–2022

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Selected Works46

Museum Acquisitions

Proposal for a Building in the form of a Colossal Flashlight in place of the Hoover Dam, Nevada

Proposal for a Building in the form of a Colossal Flashlight in place of the Hoover Dam, Nevada, 1982

Graphite pencil, colored pencil and watercolor on paper

Typewriter Eraser

Typewriter Eraser, 1977

Crayon and watercolor on paper

Clarinet Bridge

Clarinet Bridge, 1992

Charcoal on paper

Blueberry Pie a la Mode, Sliding down a Hill

Blueberry Pie a la Mode, Sliding down a Hill, 1996

Charcoal and pastel on paper

Blueberry Pie Island

Blueberry Pie Island, 1998

Graphite pencil and pastel on paper

Soft Viola Island

Soft Viola Island, 2001

Pastel on paper

Soft Viola, 2002

Canvas, resin, rope, and metal painted with latex

Notebook Page: Clarinet Adapted to the Form of a Bridge

Notebook Page: Clarinet Adapted to the Form of a Bridge, 1992

Notebook Page: Soft Shuttlecock, One Feather Elevated

Notebook Page: Soft Shuttlecock, One Feather Elevated, 1994

Graphite pencil and wax crayon on paper

Notebook Page: Soft Shuttlecock Spread on a Field

Notebook Page: Soft Shuttlecock Spread on a Field, 1994

Graphite pencil and colored pencil on paper

Notebook Page: Saw-Tie

Notebook Page: Saw-Tie, 1994

Graphite pencil, watercolor, and wax crayon on paper

Notebook Page: Variations on a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw

Notebook Page: Variations on a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw, 1994

Graphite pencil on paper mounted on paper

Notebook Page: Study for a House on the Shore of a Lake in the Form of a Blueberry Pie a la Mode

Notebook Page: Study for a House on the Shore of a Lake in the Form of a Blueberry Pie a la Mode, 1996

Graphite pencil and colored pencil on paper mounted on paper

Notebook Page: Island in the Form of a Blueberry Pie A La Mode

Notebook Page: Island in the Form of a Blueberry Pie A La Mode, 1996

Graphite pencil and watercolor on paper mounted on paper

Dream Pin, 1998

Graphite, colored pencil and pastel on paper

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1980

In museum collection

Study for Double Screwarch Bridge

Study for Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching and aquatint with watercolor, graphite pencil, and fiber-tipped pen

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching and aquatint

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching, aquatint, and monoprint

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching and aqatint with colored pencil

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching, aquatint, and monoprint

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching, aquatint, and monoprint

Double Screwarch Bridge

Double Screwarch Bridge, 1981

In museum collection

Etching, aquatint, and monoprint

Notebook Page: Shuttlecock Sculpture Studies—"Am Earheart"

Notebook Page: Shuttlecock Sculpture Studies—"Am Earheart", 1993

In museum collection

Graphite pencil, wax crayon, and collage on paper

Notebook Page: Shuttlecock Sculpture Studies

Notebook Page: Shuttlecock Sculpture Studies, 1993

In museum collection

Graphite pencil, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper mounted on paper

Previous Sales

Silent Metronome, 16 inch, Version Two

Silent Metronome, 16 inch, Version Two, 2005

Paradise Pies (VI): Red

Paradise Pies (VI): Red, 2009

Paradise Pies (VI): Blue

Paradise Pies (VI): Blue, 2009

Paradise Pies (II): Red

Paradise Pies (II): Red, 2009

Fire Plug Souvenir - "Chicago August 1968"

Fire Plug Souvenir - "Chicago August 1968", 1968

Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy

Balloons from The Landfall Press 30th Anniversary portfolio

Balloons from The Landfall Press 30th Anniversary portfolio, 2000

Lithograph in colors

Phillips · Artsy

Geometric Mouse Pyramid as an Image of the Electoral System, Doubled

Geometric Mouse Pyramid as an Image of the Electoral System, Doubled, 1976

Lithograph in colours, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins.

Forum Auctions · Artsy

N.Y.C. Pretzel, 1994

The screenprinted multiple on three-ply cardboard

For Sale

Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting · Artsy

Notes in Hand (London) from the Notes in Hand Portfolio

Notes in Hand (London) from the Notes in Hand Portfolio, 1972

Offset lithography

Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl · Artsy

Soft Screw, 1976

Price on request

Cast elastomeric urethane (rubber) with revolving wooden base

Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy

Soft Light Blub-Night

Soft Light Blub-Night, 1997

1 color lithograph with chine colle'

Falling Notes, 2006

Collectors Contemporary · Artsy

Ice Bag-Scale B

Ice Bag-Scale B, 1971

US$180,000–US$210,000

Yellow nylon material, fiberglass, mechanism, silver lacquer, blowers, anodised parts, steel, zipper, acrylic and Velcro

Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy

Hard Times Bulb- Night

Hard Times Bulb- Night, 1995

Unique lithograph with chine colle, coathanger and pin

Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl · Artsy

Perfume Atomizer, on a Pillow on a Chair Leg

Perfume Atomizer, on a Pillow on a Chair Leg, 1997

8-color lithograph with embossing

ArtWise · Artsy

Things Around the House

Things Around the House, 2015

Woodward Gallery · Artsy

Boom, Stamped Indelibly

Boom, Stamped Indelibly, 1967

US$1,000–US$2,500

Rubber Stamp ink print on paper

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Proposal for a Building in the form of a Colossal Flashlight in place of the Hoover Dam, Nevada

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.40 · Graphite pencil, colored pencil and watercolor on paper

Purchase, with funds from Leonard A. Lauder in honor of Janie C. Lee

Typewriter Eraser

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.63 · Crayon and watercolor on paper

Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Clarinet Bridge

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.64 · Charcoal on paper

Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President, in honor of Beth Rudin DeWoody

Blueberry Pie a la Mode, Sliding down a Hill

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.65 · Charcoal and pastel on paper

Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Blueberry Pie Island

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.66 · Graphite pencil and pastel on paper

Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Soft Viola Island

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.277 · Pastel on paper

Gift of Robert J. Hurst and The American Contemporary Art Foundation

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.257a-g · Canvas, resin, rope, and metal painted with latex

Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Notebook Page: Clarinet Adapted to the Form of a Bridge

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.216 · Collage

Gift of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Notebook Page: Soft Shuttlecock, One Feather Elevated

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.212 · Graphite pencil and wax crayon on paper

Gift of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Notebook Page: Soft Shuttlecock Spread on a Field

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.213 · Graphite pencil and colored pencil on paper

Gift of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Notebook Page: Saw-Tie

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.214 · Graphite pencil, watercolor, and wax crayon on paper

Gift of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Notebook Page: Variations on a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.218 · Graphite pencil on paper mounted on paper

Gift of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

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Current Exhibitions0

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Remembering Georg Baselitz, Nicole Hollander, and Doris Fisher

Hyperallergic's weekly 'In Memoriam' column honors seven figures from the art world who recently passed away, including German Neo-Expressionist paint…

obituaryMay 6, 2026

SFMOMA reimagines our connection to 250 works of art across four floors.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has unveiled "Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10," a major reinstallation of approximately 250 works …

exhibitionsMay 4, 2026

sfmoma fisher collection galleries reinstallation

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has announced a major reinstallation of its Fisher Collection galleries, titled “Reimagined: The Fishe…

exhibitionsNov 21, 2025

Crystal Bridges Museum's expansion will open in June 2026

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, announced its expansion will open on June 6, 2026, adding 114,000 square feet—a 50% i…

exhibitionsSep 8, 2025

dealers and advisers trying to live like collectors morning links

Art adviser Ralph DeLuca argues in Cultured that recent gallery closures, bankruptcies, and lawsuits in the art market are driven by dealers and advis…

marketAug 28, 2025

people inc claes oldenburg coosje van bruggen plantoir sculpture

People Inc., the media company formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, sold the 23-foot-tall sculpture *Plantoir* (2001) by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van…

marketAug 26, 2025

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Past Exhibitions1

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#1,646 Castelli Gallery

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 27, 1990 — Jan 12, 1991

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Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Nov 27, 1990