Claes Oldenburg

Banana
1966

A watercolor and ink illustration of a peeled banana on a beige paper background with light yellow and blue washes. The banana is depicted with expressive, loose strokes, emphasizing its form and texture.

A watercolor and ink illustration of a peeled banana on a beige paper background with light yellow and blue washes. The banana is depicted with expressive, loose strokes, emphasizing its form and texture.

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Date
1966

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Crayon and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 5in. (19.8 × 12.7 cm)

Accession number
2002.31

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/13542

Exhibitions

Claes Oldenburg: Drawings, 1959–1977

June 6–Sept 15, 2002

Claes Oldenburg
123 works in the collection

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