Lot 30 |WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL CRICHTON
Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model
Closed12 May 2010
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USD 962,500
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Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model
signed twice, titled and dated 'ALPHABET/GOOD HUMOR EDITION MODEL (C) 1975 CLAES OLDENBURG Oldenburg.' (on the base)
polyurethane paint on cast resin with bronze
35½ x 20 x 11 1/8 in. (90.2 x 50.8 x 28.3 cm.)
Executed in 1975. This work is unique.
Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model
signed twice, titled and dated 'ALPHABET/GOOD HUMOR EDITION MODEL (C) 1975 CLAES OLDENBURG Oldenburg.' (on the base)
polyurethane paint on cast resin with bronze
35½ x 20 x 11 1/8 in. (90.2 x 50.8 x 28.3 cm.)
Executed in 1975. This work is unique.
Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model
signed twice, titled and dated 'ALPHABET/GOOD HUMOR EDITION MODEL (C) 1975 CLAES OLDENBURG Oldenburg.' (on the base)
polyurethane paint on cast resin with bronze
35½ x 20 x 11 1/8 in. (90.2 x 50.8 x 28.3 cm.)
Executed in 1975. This work is unique.
Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model
signed twice, titled and dated 'ALPHABET/GOOD HUMOR EDITION MODEL (C) 1975 CLAES OLDENBURG Oldenburg.' (on the base)
polyurethane paint on cast resin with bronze
35½ x 20 x 11 1/8 in. (90.2 x 50.8 x 28.3 cm.)
Executed in 1975. This work is unique.
Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: The Alphabet in L.A., February-March 1975, p. 14, no. 3 (example from the edition exhibited).
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: May 1974-August 1976, November 1976, no. 7 (example from the edition exhibited).
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, An Exhibition of Recent Small Scale Fabricated Works and Drawings, September-November 1977 (example from the edition exhibited).
Cincinnati, Carl Solway Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: A Complete Survey of Sculptures in Edition, 1963-1990, April-June 1990, no. 11 (example from the edition exhibited).
Milwaukee Art Museum; Oklahoma City Art Museum and Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum, Word as Image: American Art, 1960-1990, June 1990-May 1991, pp. 29 and 164, no. 93 (example from the edition illustrated).
Cleveland, BP Building, Larger than Life: Monument Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, November 1991-January 1992 (example from the edition exhibited).
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center and Marseille, Musée Cantini, Claes Oldenburg: In the Studio, August 1992-September 1993, no. 129 (Minneapolis), pp. 13 and 39 (Marseille; example from the edition illustrated on the cover).
Miami Art Museum, Continuity and Contradiction: A New Look at the Permanent Collection from the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, December 1996-February 1997 (example from the edition exhibited).
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: May 1974-August 1976, November 1976, no. 7 (example from the edition exhibited).
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, An Exhibition of Recent Small Scale Fabricated Works and Drawings, September-November 1977 (example from the edition exhibited).
Cincinnati, Carl Solway Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: A Complete Survey of Sculptures in Edition, 1963-1990, April-June 1990, no. 11 (example from the edition exhibited).
Milwaukee Art Museum; Oklahoma City Art Museum and Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum, Word as Image: American Art, 1960-1990, June 1990-May 1991, pp. 29 and 164, no. 93 (example from the edition illustrated).
Cleveland, BP Building, Larger than Life: Monument Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, November 1991-January 1992 (example from the edition exhibited).
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center and Marseille, Musée Cantini, Claes Oldenburg: In the Studio, August 1992-September 1993, no. 129 (Minneapolis), pp. 13 and 39 (Marseille; example from the edition illustrated on the cover).
Miami Art Museum, Continuity and Contradiction: A New Look at the Permanent Collection from the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, December 1996-February 1997 (example from the edition exhibited).