Artist

Claes Oldenburg

1929–2022

132681

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

132681 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)

Big Cardboard Flag

Claes Oldenburg American, 1929-2022

Soft Light Switches– “Ghost Version” II

Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, 1929-2022