Claes Oldenburg

Study for a Sculpture in the Form of a Vacuum Cleaner
1964

A conceptual architectural drawing featuring a mix of pencil sketches and watercolor elements. The image includes abstract shapes, some green watercolor blotches, and technical notations, suggesting an early design phase of a project. The paper shows signs of age with some discoloration and creases.
A conceptual architectural drawing featuring a mix of pencil sketches and watercolor elements. The image includes abstract shapes, some green watercolor blotches, and technical notations, suggesting an early design phase of a project. The paper shows signs of age with some discoloration and creases.

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Date
1964

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite, crayon, pen and ink, and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 23 11/16 × 18 1/16in. (60.2 × 45.9 cm) Mount (board, sight): 23 11/16 × 18 1/8 × 1/8in. (60.2 × 46 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
2002.17

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

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