Claes Oldenburg, Fagends in Rock & Proposal / Cathedral
Claes Oldenburg
Fagends Carved in Rock and Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet on Lake Union, Seattle, Washington (two works)
1975 and 1972
offset lithograph in colors
Fagends Carved in Rock:
38 h x 22.25 w inches.
Signed and inscribed to lower edge 'LP 8 Oldenburg'. This work is number 8 of ten proofs apart from the numbered edition of 50 printed by Precision Colorplate Company, Chicago and published by Multiples Inc., New York.
Proposal for a Cathedral:
32.25 h x 24.5 w inches.
Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge '135/300 Lake Union, Seattle, Wash. Oldenburg'. This work is number 135 from the edition of 300 printed by Colorcraft Lithographers, New York and published by Contemporary Art Council, The Seattle Art Museum, Washington.
Provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
Exhibited: Fagends Carved in Rock: Bright Lights, 2012, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Virginia
Proposal for a Cathedral: Grand Opening, 2008, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
Literature: Axsom & Platzker 89 and 137
Condition Report: Both in good condition, not examined out of frames. Fagends Carved in Rock framed behind acrylic measuring 44 x 29 inches. Proposal for a Cathedral framed behind acrylic measuring 34 x 26 inches.Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and/or independent consultants and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (609) 397-9374 or e-mail info@ragoarts.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
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Claes Oldenburg
Fagends Carved in Rock and Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet on Lake Union, Seattle, Washington (two works)
1975 and 1972
offset lithograph in colors
Fagends Carved in Rock:
38 h x 22.25 w inches.
Signed and inscribed to lower edge 'LP 8 Oldenburg'. This work is number 8 of ten proofs apart from the numbered edition of 50 printed by Precision Colorplate Company, Chicago and published by Multiples Inc., New York.
Proposal for a Cathedral:
32.25 h x 24.5 w inches.
Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge '135/300 Lake Union, Seattle, Wash. Oldenburg'. This work is number 135 from the edition of 300 printed by Colorcraft Lithographers, New York and published by Contemporary Art Council, The Seattle Art Museum, Washington.
Provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
Exhibited: Fagends Carved in Rock: Bright Lights, 2012, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Virginia
Proposal for a Cathedral: Grand Opening, 2008, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
Literature: Axsom & Platzker 89 and 137
Condition Report: Both in good condition, not examined out of frames. Fagends Carved in Rock framed behind acrylic measuring 44 x 29 inches. Proposal for a Cathedral framed behind acrylic measuring 34 x 26 inches.Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and/or independent consultants and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (609) 397-9374 or e-mail info@ragoarts.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
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