Claes Oldenburg 1929–2022 Broken Button

1981
dyed and molded paper, screenprint in colors on mat board and wood

16¼ h × 14¼ w × 6¼ d in (41 × 36 × 16 cm)

Signed, dated and numbered to lower corners ‘CO 81 89/100’ with stamped mark. This work is number 89 from the edition of 100 fabricated by Bummy-Hass Paper with screenprinting by Maurel Studios, New York and published by Multiples, Inc., New York.

Condition: Work is in very good condition with slight discoloration to center of button at edges, possibly in the making, and some interior dust accumulation to white board. Plexiglas case in very good condition with some very light areas of cloudiness to top panel.

Provenance: Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Gift from the previous in 1981, Collection of Dina and Jerry Wind