Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life | Art & Artists

Through Apr 27

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Cartoon mouse face with a brown hat looks at a large red heart. Signature and date in bottom right.
Cartoon mouse face with a brown hat looks at a large red heart. Signature and date in bottom right.

Claes Oldenburg, Study for Announcement for One-Man Show at Dwan Gallery—Mickey Mouse with Red Heart, 1963. Wax crayon and watercolor on paper, 16 5/8 × 13 3/4in. (42.2 × 34.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.11. © Claes Oldenburg

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Old newspaper ad for draperies and dinette recovery, partly covered by a torn, black-stained piece of paper.
Old newspaper ad for draperies and dinette recovery, partly covered by a torn, black-stained piece of paper.

Claes Oldenburg, Newspaper Stocking Against Newspaper Ads—"CHROMEQUEEN", 1962. Watercolor, collage, and graphite pencil on newspaper, 14 15/16 × 10 5/8in. (37.9 × 27 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.10. © Claes Oldenburg

Newspaper Stocking Against Newspaper Ads—"CHROMEQUEEN", 1962

Abstract painting of two red streams resembling ketchup bottles, with the word “Ketchup” written in the bottom right corner.
Abstract painting of two red streams resembling ketchup bottles, with the word “Ketchup” written in the bottom right corner.

Claes Oldenburg, Ketchup, Thick and Thin—from a N.Y.C. Billboard, 1965. Fabricated chalk and watercolor on paper, 17 1/4 × 11 3/4in. (43.8 × 29.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.21. © Claes Oldenburg

Ketchup, Thick and Thin—from a N.Y.C. Billboard, 1965

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