Claes Oldenburg

Study for a Soft Sculpture in the Form of an Airflow Instrument Panel, Wheel, Gearshift, Etc.
1965, signed 1967

A watercolor and ink drawing on paper depicting an abstract figure with elongated limbs and torso, featuring loose, expressive lines and washes of blue and brown tones. The artwork has various scribbles and marks around the figure, suggesting movement or annotations by the artist.

A watercolor and ink drawing on paper depicting an abstract figure with elongated limbs and torso, featuring loose, expressive lines and washes of blue and brown tones. The artwork has various scribbles and marks around the figure, suggesting movement or annotations by the artist.

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Date
1965, signed 1967

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Wax crayon and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 29 15/16 × 22 1/16in. (76 × 56 cm)

Accession number
2002.45

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/13556

Exhibitions

Claes Oldenburg: Drawings, 1959–1977

June 6–Sept 15, 2002

Claes Oldenburg
123 works in the collection

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