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Claes Oldenburg — Drainpipe
Claes Oldenburg

Drainpipe

1966

A watercolor and pencil study of a drainpipe by Claes Oldenburg from 1966, exemplifying the artist's Pop Art fascination with mundane industrial objects. The delicate medium choice contrasts with the utilitarian subject matter.

Medium
Watercolor and pencil on paper

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From Daumier to Olitski: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections

September 13, 2021

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 32

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Claes Oldenburg, Drainpipe, 1966

A watercolor and pencil study of a drainpipe by Claes Oldenburg from 1966, exemplifying the artist's Pop Art fascination with mundane industrial objects. The delicate medium choice contrasts with the utilitarian subject matter.

Medium
Watercolor and pencil on paper
Year
1966
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Drainpipe, Claes Oldenburg, 1966, Study, Pop Art, Pencil, Found Objects

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Art Institute of Chicago