Claes Oldenburg

Proposed Colossal Monument for Ellis Island - Shrimp
1965

A watercolor painting depicting a serene landscape with a large, abstractly shaped rock formation in the center surrounded by water. The scene includes subtle green and brown landmasses, with hints of red and blue, under a vast, lightly shaded sky. Small boat-like figures can be seen on the water, and there are faint outlines of birds in the sky. The artwork has a dreamy, minimalist quality, with plenty of white space.

A watercolor painting depicting a serene landscape with a large, abstractly shaped rock formation in the center surrounded by water. The scene includes subtle green and brown landmasses, with hints of red and blue, under a vast, lightly shaded sky. Small boat-like figures can be seen on the water, and there are faint outlines of birds in the sky. The artwork has a dreamy, minimalist quality, with plenty of white space.

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Date
1965

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Wax crayon and watercolor on paper on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 15 15/16in. (30.2 × 40.5 cm)

Accession number
2002.24

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

API
artworks/13527

Exhibitions

Claes Oldenburg: Drawings, 1959–1977

June 6–Sept 15, 2002

Claes Oldenburg
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