Claes Oldenburg

Drainpipe - Dream State
1967

Pencil sketch of a dynamic figure in motion, possibly a superhero, with exaggerated proportions and a flowing cape, rendered on a cream-colored paper. The character's pose suggests action or flight, with one arm extended forward and the other back, while one leg is stretched out in front and the other bent behind. The drawing features expressive lines and shading, with some areas left unfinished.
Pencil sketch of a dynamic figure in motion, possibly a superhero, with exaggerated proportions and a flowing cape, rendered on a cream-colored paper. The character's pose suggests action or flight, with one arm extended forward and the other back, while one leg is stretched out in front and the other bent behind. The drawing features expressive lines and shading, with some areas left unfinished.

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Date
1967

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite and wax crayon on paper mounted to board

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 × 22 1/4in. (76.2 × 56.5 cm) Mount (board): 31 × 23 × 1/2in. (78.7 × 58.4 × 1.3 cm)

Accession number
2000.6

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund for the Acquisition of Master Drawings and the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

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