Artist

Claes Oldenburg

1929–2022

133165

Works

Years lived

Pop Art

Style

Claes’s work is defined by its pop art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

133165 pieces

Clothespin

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Fagend Studies

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Flying Pizza, from New York Ten

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Irwin Hollander at Hollander Workshop published by Tanglewood Press

Woman Figure with Medusa Ornaments

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Cube Tap (Plug)

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Chicago Stuffed with Numbers

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Kenneth Tyler and John Hutcheson published by The Art Institute of Chicago (American, founded 1886)

Spoon Pier

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Timothy F. Berry published by Landfall Press (American, founded 1970)

Striding Figure, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed at Styria Studio, New York

Store window: bow, hats, heart, shirt, 29¢

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Hats Vesuvius

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Osaka Japan Expo

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY REMAIN AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM

Lawrence Weiner American, 1942-2021

Proposal for a Broome Street Expressway in the Form of a Cigarette and Smoke, from Realities and Paradoxes

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Styria Studio, Ltd. (American, 1972–1994) published by Multiples, Inc. (American, 1965–1975)

Tea Pot

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Bill Goldston and John A. Lund published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

Woman on a Bus

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Light Switches–Hard Version, Replica (Brown)

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Arched Soft Screw as Building

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Charly Ritt, assisted by Anthony Zapeda published by Gemini G.E.L.

Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929-2022) printed by Styria Studio, Incorporated (American, 20th century) published by Experiments in Art and Technology, Incorporated (American, 20th century)

Soft Light Switches– “Ghost Version” II

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022

Big Cardboard Flag

Claes Oldenburg American, 1929-2022