Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Proposal for a Building in the form of a Colossal Flashlight in place of the Hoover Dam, Nevada
1982

Watercolor painting of a cylindrical object, possibly a log or a pipe, lying diagonally across a textured background with warm earth tones and patches of blue. The object has a detailed texture and appears to be casting a shadow, suggesting a three-dimensional form on the two-dimensional surface. The painting is bordered by a wide, blank margin, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.

Watercolor painting of a cylindrical object, possibly a log or a pipe, lying diagonally across a textured background with warm earth tones and patches of blue. The object has a detailed texture and appears to be casting a shadow, suggesting a three-dimensional form on the two-dimensional surface. The painting is bordered by a wide, blank margin, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1982

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil, colored pencil and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 40 1/16 × 30in. (101.8 × 76.2 cm)

Accession number
2004.40

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Leonard A. Lauder in honor of Janie C. Lee

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

API
artworks/22526

Exhibitions

Sites

Feb 19–May 3, 2009

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
28 works in the collection

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