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Claes Oldenburg

1929 – 2022

Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks 1969
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Biography

Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City.

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  • System of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches

    Claes Oldenburg
    1970–1
  • Notes (Micky Mouse)

    Claes Oldenburg
    1968
  • The Store

    Claes Oldenburg
    1961
  • Claes Oldenburg

    Claes Oldenburg
    1962
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  • Claes Oldenburg at Dwan gallery

    Claes Oldenburg
    1963
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  • Alphabet in the Form of a Good Humor Bar

    Claes Oldenburg
    1970
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  • Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks

    Claes Oldenburg
    1969
  • Screwarch Bridge State II

    Claes Oldenburg
    1980
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