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Claes Oldenburg's Broken Button sculpture shows a large fractured button in a transparent case, emphasizing texture and abstraction.
Claes Oldenburg's Broken Button sculpture shows a large fractured button in a transparent case, emphasizing texture and abstraction.
Claes Oldenburg's Broken Button sculpture shows a large fractured button in a transparent case, emphasizing texture and abstraction.

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Dyed and molded paper, color screenprint and wood multiple - Signed with initials, dated and numbered in pencil // Claes Oldenburg's Broken Button (Split Button) (1981) is a mixed media sculpture that combines dyed and molded paper, color screenprint, and wood. The piece depicts a large, fractured button, housed within a transparent case that accentuates its three-dimensional nature. The button, split into two halves, showcases Oldenburg's signature approach of transforming everyday objects into monumental, abstract forms. The use of texture and muted colors gives the piece an organic, weathered appearance, contrasting the simplicity of its subject. This limited edition of 100 is signed with Oldenburg's initials, dated, and numbered, underscoring his playful exploration of scale and form.

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Claes Oldenburg

Broken Button (Split Button), 1981

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Dyed and molded paper, color screenprint and wood multiple - Signed with initials, dated and numbered in pencil // Claes Oldenburg's Broken Button (Split Button) (1981) is a mixed media sculpture that combines dyed and molded paper, color screenprint, and wood. The piece depicts a large, fractured button, housed within a transparent case that accentuates its three-dimensional nature. The button, split into two halves, showcases Oldenburg's signature approach of transforming everyday objects into monumental, abstract forms. The use of texture and muted colors gives the piece an organic, weathered appearance, contrasting the simplicity of its subject. This limited edition of 100 is signed with Oldenburg's initials, dated, and numbered, underscoring his playful exploration of scale and form.

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Claes OLDENBURG | Notes in Hand, from the Notes in Hand Portfolio | Offset Print, 1972 — available on Composition Gallery

Claes Oldenburg

Notes In Hand, From The Notes In Hand Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

EUR 2,000

Claes OLDENBURG | Proposal for a Colossal Structure in the Form of a Clothespin-Compared to Brancusi's Kiss | Screen-print, 1972 — available on Composition Gallery

Claes Oldenburg

Proposal For A Colossal Structure In The Form Of A Clothespin-Compared To Brancusi's Kiss, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

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Claes OLDENBURG | M.Mouse (with) 1 Ear (equals) Tea Bag Blackboard Version | Mixed Media, 1973 — available on Composition Gallery

Claes Oldenburg

M.Mouse (with) 1 Ear (equals) Tea Bag Blackboard Version, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 2,220

Claes Oldenburg lithograph Proposal For A Civic Monument In The Form Of Two Windows, 1982, featuring a green-framed intact window and a shattered window against a minimal background.

Claes Oldenburg

Proposal For A Civic Monument In The Form Of Two Windows, 1982

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,450

Claes Oldenburg Pick-Axe Superimposed on a Drawing of Site, 1982, color etching featuring a black pick-axe over a classical landscape scene.

Claes Oldenburg

Pick-Axe Superimposed On A Drawing Of Site By EL Grimm, 1982

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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Claes Oldenburg's Notebook Torn in Half lithograph depicts a notebook split in two, highlighting textured torn edges on white paper.

Claes Oldenburg

Notebook Torn In Half , 1997

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,100

Claes Oldenburg's lithograph shows a loosely sketched dress collar and tie with dynamic turquoise and black brushstrokes on white.

Claes Oldenburg

Sketch For A Sculpture In The Form Of A Dress Collar And Tie, With Stud, 1994

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Claes Oldenburg's The Soap at Baton Rouge mixed media sculpture set includes a cast resin soap, a book, and a cloth-covered box.

Claes Oldenburg

The Soap At Baton Rouge, 1990

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

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Claes Oldenburg's Picasso Cufflink, lithograph, depicts an abstract, magnified cufflink structure in earthy tones with sketchy lines.

Claes Oldenburg

Picasso Cufflink, 1974

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 4,250

Claes Oldenburg's Striding Figure, 1971 screen-print, features abstract black and red splattered lines suggesting a dynamic figure in motion.

Claes Oldenburg

Striding Figure, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 1,400

Claes Oldenburg Centennial Print for the Judson Memorial Church; torch with flame emerging from abstract map-like shape in warm colors.

Claes Oldenburg

Centennial Print For The Judson Memorial Church, 1990

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 1,150

Claes Oldenburg's Study for Steel and Lead Ashtray 1976 etching featuring an abstract ashtray with oversized cigarette butts in warm tones.

Claes Oldenburg

Study For Steel And Lead Ashtray, 1976

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

EUR 3,650

Claes Oldenburg 'Untitled Rubber Stamp Print' Mixed Media. Red outline of paper plane with circle on rod.

Claes Oldenburg

Untitled Rubber Stamp Print, 1967

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 850

Claes Oldenburg's Rolling Collar and Tie, 1991, lithograph with fluid collar and tie forms in red and blue, giving a sense of motion and whimsy.

Claes Oldenburg

Rolling Collar And Tie, 1991

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,550

Claes Oldenburg, Ice Cream Desserts - Praline, etching and aquatint, stylized blue and orange praline with fluid lines, playful composition.

Claes Oldenburg

Ice Cream Desserts - Praline (A. & P. 162), 1976

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

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Claes Oldenburg's lithograph Fagends Carved in Rock Fagend Canyon, 1975, earthy tones with cigarette butt-like shapes in rocky landscape.

Claes Oldenburg

Fagends Carved In Rock Fagend Canyon, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

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Claes Oldenburg, Mermaid, etching; whimsical depiction of a seated, curvaceous mermaid with a contemplative expression.

Claes Oldenburg

Mermaid

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 2,400

Claes Oldenburg, Injun Foster, silkscreen print, stylized profile of face with red headdress against beige background, expressive lines.

Claes Oldenburg

Injun Foster, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 2,800

Claes Oldenburg's London Knees, 1966 latex and polyurethane sculpture, depicts two stylized, abstract knee forms on a base.

Claes Oldenburg

London Knees, 1966

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Claes Oldenburg's Broken Button sculpture shows a large fractured button in a transparent case, emphasizing texture and abstraction.

Claes Oldenburg

Broken Button (Split Button), 1981

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Claes Oldenburg’s Profiterole, 1989, sculpture resembling stacked cream puffs with dripping chocolate sauce, in cast aluminum and brass.

Claes Oldenburg

Profiterole, 1989

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

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