The Collection of Margo Leavin
CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)
Tomb Design for Marilyn Monroe - Second Version
Details
CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)
Tomb Design for Marilyn Monroe - Second Version
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'C.O. 75' (lower right)
watercolor, wax crayon and graphite on paper
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1975.
Tomb Design for Marilyn Monroe - Second Version
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'C.O. 75' (lower right)
watercolor, wax crayon and graphite on paper
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1975.
Provenance
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Michael Crichton, Beverly Hills, 1975
His sale; Christie's, New York: Wednesday, 12 May 2010, lot 122
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Michael Crichton, Beverly Hills, 1975
His sale; Christie's, New York: Wednesday, 12 May 2010, lot 122
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, Claes Oldenburg: The Alphabet in L.A., February-March 1975, n.p., no. 75.
San Diego State University, University Gallery, Selections from the Michael Crichton Collection, April-June 1980, p. 24
(illustrated).
Claremont, Montgomery Art Gallery, Pomona College, Prints and Drawings from the Michael Crichton Collection, November-December 1980.
San Diego State University, University Gallery, Selections from the Michael Crichton Collection, April-June 1980, p. 24
(illustrated).
Claremont, Montgomery Art Gallery, Pomona College, Prints and Drawings from the Michael Crichton Collection, November-December 1980.
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