Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Soft Viola
2002

A sculptural artwork consisting of a deflated, golden-colored violin suspended from a white wire hanger against a grey background. The violin's neck extends to the right, with strings loosely hanging and a dark violin bow attached vertically to the bottom. The sculpture gives the impression of a melting or distorted musical instrument.

A sculptural artwork consisting of a deflated, golden-colored violin suspended from a white wire hanger against a grey background. The violin's neck extends to the right, with strings loosely hanging and a dark violin bow attached vertically to the bottom. The sculpture gives the impression of a melting or distorted musical instrument.

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Date
2002

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Canvas, resin, rope, and metal painted with latex

Dimensions
Overall: 104 × 60 × 22in. (264.2 × 152.4 × 55.9 cm)

Accession number
2002.257a-g

Edition
1/2

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 and Coosje van Bruggen

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artworks/17201

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Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
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