Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929-2022) - Self-Portrait

Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929-2022) - Self-Portrait

Initialed ‘C.O.’ and dated 1956 bottom right, ink and wash on paper.
10 ¾ x 8 3/8 in. (27.3 x 21.3cm)

Provenance

The Artist.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Oldenburg, New York, New York.

Exhibition

“The Portrait in Contemporary Art,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1969-70. [lent by the artist]

Literature

Alicia Legg, Contemporary Portraits: An Exhibition, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1969, exh. cat.

Lot Essay

For more information about this collection and the artist's work please see lot 39.