Claes Oldenburg

Published by the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; printed by Chromacomp Inc., New York, with the artist's blindstamp

Provenance:

Sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 2003, Lot 566

Acquired directly from the above

Private Collection

Sold: Christie's, New York, January 11, 2011, Lot 299

Literature:

Axsom & Platzker 103

Framed: 34 x 24 x 3 in.
Sheet: 30 x 21 1/2 in.

The paper is held to the mat with plastic corners. The paper is toned with mat and light staining. There are some small creases at the deckled edge at right. There are hard creases diagonally at the bottom right corner. The paper is toned verso. Additional images available upon request.

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