Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Lot 635 Property from the Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Proposed Monument for Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, in the Form of a Colossal Drum Pedal #2

Closed16 November 2018

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Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Proposed Monument for Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, in the Form of a Colossal Drum Pedal #2
signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'drum pedal CO. 1973' (lower edge); signed again and inscribed 'Oldenburg JAPAN' (underneath the mat)
watercolor, pastel, and graphite on paper
29 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (73.9 x 58.7 cm.)
Executed in 1973.

Minami Gallery, Tokyo
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1974