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Claes Oldenburg — Study for Soft Sculpture in the Form of a Drainpipe
Claes Oldenburg

Study for Soft Sculpture in the Form of a Drainpipe

1968

A watercolor and crayon study by Claes Oldenburg exploring a soft sculptural interpretation of an everyday industrial object, the drainpipe. This work exemplifies Oldenburg's interest in transforming mundane architectural elements into abstract forms through mixed media on paper.

Medium
watercolor and crayon on paper
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

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

April 3, 2023

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 5

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Claes Oldenburg, Study for Soft Sculpture in the Form of a Drainpipe , 1968

A watercolor and crayon study by Claes Oldenburg exploring a soft sculptural interpretation of an everyday industrial object, the drainpipe. This work exemplifies Oldenburg's interest in transforming mundane architectural elements into abstract forms through mixed media on paper.

Medium
watercolor and crayon on paper
Year
1968
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Industrial, Watercolor, Soft Sculpture, Drainpipe, Claes Oldenburg, Mixed Media, Study, 1968, Crayon, Abstract

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Art Institute of Chicago