Claes Oldenburg

The Black Girdle
1961

A textured abstract painting with thick, impasto brushstrokes in black, green, and orange, displayed against a white background. The canvas is irregularly shaped, contributing to the artwork's tactile and dynamic appearance.
A textured abstract painting with thick, impasto brushstrokes in black, green, and orange, displayed against a white background. The canvas is irregularly shaped, contributing to the artwork's tactile and dynamic appearance.

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Date
1961

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Muslin, plaster, chicken wire and enamel

Dimensions
Overall: 46 3/8 × 40 3/8 × 4 3/8in. (117.8 × 102.6 × 11.1 cm)

Accession number
84.60.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard and Jean Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

API
artworks/1701

Claes Oldenburg
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