Claes Oldenburg - Heatwave: Online Auction London Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Sweden (gifted by the artist)
    Thence by descent

  • Literature

    Paula Cooper Gallery, Images à la carte: Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen, New York, 2004, n.p., no. 61 and 91 (illustrated)

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Two works: (i) Millefeuille with Strawberries, Malmö 1989 (ii) Shrimp Cocktail, New Haven/Connecticut, 1991

(i-ii) signed 'Claes Oldenburg' lower right and dated '4/89' and '4/91' respectively upper right
(i) watercolour, pencil, and ballpoint pen on lined paper, mounted on paper
(ii) watercolour and pencil on lined paper, mounted on paper

sheet (i) 12.1 x 7 cm (4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); (ii) 12.7 x 7 cm (5 x 2 3/4 in.)
mount (i) 27.9 x 21.6 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.); (ii) 27.7 x 21.4 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

(i) Executed in 1989.
(ii) Executed in 1991.

Estimate
£2,500 - 3,500 

Sold for £4,032

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Heatwave: Online Auction

Online Auction 14 - 22 July 2021