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Claes Oldenburg

1929 – 2022

Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks 1969
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Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City.

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Left Right

System of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches

Claes Oldenburg
1970–1

Notes (Mickey Mouse)

Claes Oldenburg
1968

The Store

Claes Oldenburg
1961
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Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg
1962
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Claes Oldenburg at Dwan gallery

Claes Oldenburg
1963
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Alphabet in the Form of a Good Humor Bar

Claes Oldenburg
1970
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Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks

Claes Oldenburg
1969
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Screwarch Bridge State II

Claes Oldenburg
1980
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