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Claes Oldenburg — Saxophone Fountain
Claes Oldenburg

Saxophone Fountain

1992

Claes Oldenburg's Saxophone Fountain is a preparatory drawing executed in charcoal, crayon, and watercolor on paper from 1992. The work exemplifies the artist's playful approach to monumental public sculpture design.

Medium
charcoal, crayon and watercolor on paper

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Giacometti to Oldenburg: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections

April 3, 2023

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 42

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Claes Oldenburg, Saxophone Fountain, 1992

Claes Oldenburg's Saxophone Fountain is a preparatory drawing executed in charcoal, crayon, and watercolor on paper from 1992. The work exemplifies the artist's playful approach to monumental public sculpture design.

Medium
charcoal, crayon and watercolor on paper
Year
1992
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Public Art, Pop Art, Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Drawing, 1992

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Art Institute of Chicago