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Claes Oldenburg — Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box)
Claes Oldenburg — Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box)
Claes Oldenburg — Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box)
Claes Oldenburg — Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box)
Claes Oldenburg — Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box)
Claes Oldenburg

Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box)

1966

Baked Potato is part of the 7 Objects in a Box series from 1966, crafted from hand-painted cast aluminum and Shenango porcelain. Oldenburg transforms a mundane food object into a sculptural artwork through scale and material manipulation. The combination of industrial aluminum with domestic porcelain creates an interesting dialogue between materials. The hand-painted surface adds artistic gesture to the mass-produced appearance. This work exemplifies Oldenburg's Pop Art approach to elevating everyday objects into fine art.

Medium
hand-painted cast aluminum; Shenango porcelain
Dimensions

Notes

Signed and numbered to inside of potato 'C.O. 16/75. This work is number 16 from the edition of 75 fabricated by Knickerbocker Machine & Foundry Inc., New York and published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York. Provenance: Dayton's Gallery 12, Dayton, OH | Private Collection

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April 16, 2026

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Lot 179

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Claes Oldenburg, Baked Potato (from 7 Objects in a Box), 1966

Baked Potato is part of the 7 Objects in a Box series from 1966, crafted from hand-painted cast aluminum and Shenango porcelain. Oldenburg transforms a mundane food object into a sculptural artwork through scale and material manipulation. The combination of industrial aluminum with domestic porcelain creates an interesting dialogue between materials. The hand-painted surface adds artistic gesture to the mass-produced appearance. This work exemplifies Oldenburg's Pop Art approach to elevating everyday objects into fine art.

Medium
hand-painted cast aluminum; Shenango porcelain
Dimensions
10.2 x 21 cm
Year
1966
Seen at
Wright, Chicago, United States

Related themes

Domestic Subject, Culinary Subject, Porcelain Details, Porcelain, Cast Aluminum, Sculptural Series, Food Object, Everyday Mundane, Hand-painted, Domestic Objects, Scale Transformation, Pop Art, Baked Potato, Everyday Subjects, Playful Forms, Pop Sculpture, Mixed Materials

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Art Institute of Chicago