Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life | Art & Artists

Through Apr 27

Exhibition works

5 total
The Home
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The Home

A loosely drawn refrigerator with shelves holding colorful food items, with the words “ice box” written below.
A loosely drawn refrigerator with shelves holding colorful food items, with the words “ice box” written below.

Claes Oldenburg, Icebox, 1963. Oil pastel, transparent and opaque watercolor, wax crayon and graphite pencil on paper, 13 3/4 × 11 1/8in. (34.9 × 28.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.19. © Claes Oldenburg

The Home
Simple pencil sketch of a toilet with the lid open, drawn with loose, quick lines.
Simple pencil sketch of a toilet with the lid open, drawn with loose, quick lines.

Claes Oldenburg, Study for a Soft Toilet, 1965. Wax crayon and crayon wash on paper, 11 11/16 × 9 in. (29.7 × 22.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.29. © Claes Oldenburg

Study for a Soft Toilet, 1965

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