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In many of Claes Oldenburg's sculptural models, drawings, and prints, he proposed enlarging ordinary objects, such as fire hydrants and clothespins, into buildings and monuments to be set in public spaces. In the mid-late 1970s, Oldenburg made multiple sculptures and prints of what he called "soft screws," portraying them in both small and monumental sizes, bending them into arches and bridges, turning them upside down, or floating them in the sky like clouds or balloons. This very large print...stems from this body of work...
Source: DMAC News Jan Feb Mar Apr 2023
Publisher
Gemini G.E.L.
DimensionsFrame: 67 7/8 × 41 1/16 × 2 in. (172.4 × 104.3 × 5.1 cm)
Sheet: 67 3/8 × 40 1/2 in. (171.1 × 102.9 cm)
Image: 49 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (125.7 × 62.2 cm)
Sheet: 67 3/8 × 40 1/2 in. (171.1 × 102.9 cm)
Image: 49 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (125.7 × 62.2 cm)
Accession Number 2022.40
Classificationsprint
SignedOldenburg (l,r graphite)
Inscriptions15/35 (l,l graphite)
Marks1976 CLAES OLDENBURG II (l,r Gemini blind stamp)
Paper/SupportRoll Arches
Provenance(Castelli Graphics, New York); Marty Gross [purchased from previous,1980]; Des Moines Art Center [gifted from previous, 2022]
