WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL CRICHTON
Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Inverted Q
Details
Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
Inverted Q
signed with initials, numbered and dated 'CO. 76 1/12' (on a plaque affixed to the underside)
cast resin and paint
18 x 18 x 13 in. (45.8 x 45.8 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 1976. This work is number one from an edition of twelve.
Inverted Q
signed with initials, numbered and dated 'CO. 76 1/12' (on a plaque affixed to the underside)
cast resin and paint
18 x 18 x 13 in. (45.8 x 45.8 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 1976. This work is number one from an edition of twelve.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
The Seagram Collection, New York
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 15 May 2003, lot 197
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
The Seagram Collection, New York
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 15 May 2003, lot 197
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
N. Foote, "Oldenburg's Monuments to the Sixties," Art Forum, January, 1977, p. 55 (other examples illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Claes Oldenburg, 1976, no. 3.
Cleveland, BP Building, Larger Than Life: Monumental Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, November 1991-January 1992 (another example exhibited).
Cleveland, BP Building, Larger Than Life: Monumental Proposals by Claes Oldenburg and Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, November 1991-January 1992 (another example exhibited).