Orpheum Sign (plate 13) from The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Volume 5: America Discovered (Anthologia internazionale dell'incisione contemporanea: L'Avanguardia internazionale: Volume 5: Scoperta dell'America)

Claes OldenburgWW-1962-M012693

1962·Etching and aquatint from an album of 16 etchings (one with aquatint, one with drypoint, one with pencil additions), three photogravures (two with etching), and one relief halftone·plate (irreg.): 5 7/8 x 4 7/16" (14.9 x 11.3 cm); sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 1/2" (25.1 x 19 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1962
Medium: Etching and aquatint from an album of 16 etchings (one with aquatint, one with drypoint, one with pencil additions), three photogravures (two with etching), and one relief halftone
Dimensions: plate (irreg.): 5 7/8 x 4 7/16" (14.9 x 11.3 cm); sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 1/2" (25.1 x 19 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Claes Oldenburg

Artist

Claes Oldenburg

Sculpture

Claes Oldenburg’s artistic career spans the experimental decades of the American avant-garde beginning in the late 1960s. His large-scale sculpture, often presented in public spaces or made of soft or industria materials, exemplify the satirical and everyday qualities of Pop Art.

Stockholm, Sweden

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