Claes Oldenburg, Shuttlecock on High Wire & Letter Q
Claes Oldenburg
Shuttlecock on a High Wire (in the Rotunda of the Guggenheim Museum; on Stationary of the Hotel Pont-Royal) and The Letter Q as Beach House with Sailboat (two works)
1995 and 1972
lithograph in colors
Shuttlecock on a High Wire:
11.5 h x 8.5 w inches.
Signed and numbered to lower edge '46/250 CO'. This work is number 46 from the edition of 250 printed by Derriere l'Etoile Studios, New York and published by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
The Letter Q:
38.75 h x 28.25 w inches.
Signed and numbered to lower edge '5/100 CO'. This work is number 5 from the edition of 100 printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.
Provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
Exhibited: The Letter Q as Beach House: In the Event of Andy Warhol, 2012, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Virginia
Literature: Axsom & Platzker 261 and 96
Condition Report: Shuttlecok on a High Wire in good condition. The Letter Q as Beach House with buckling to sheet along left and right edges. One very minor pinpoint abrasion to upper left quadrant of image and one small spot of discoloration at lower left corner of sheet. Not examined out of frame. Shuttlecock on a High Wire framed behind acrylic measuring 20 x 17 inches. The Letter Q as Beach House framed behind acrylic measuring 42 x 33 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
Shuttlecock on a High Wire (in the Rotunda of the Guggenheim Museum; on Stationary of the Hotel Pont-Royal) and The Letter Q as Beach House with Sailboat (two works)
1995 and 1972
lithograph in colors
Shuttlecock on a High Wire:
11.5 h x 8.5 w inches.
Signed and numbered to lower edge '46/250 CO'. This work is number 46 from the edition of 250 printed by Derriere l'Etoile Studios, New York and published by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
The Letter Q:
38.75 h x 28.25 w inches.
Signed and numbered to lower edge '5/100 CO'. This work is number 5 from the edition of 100 printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.
Provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
Exhibited: The Letter Q as Beach House: In the Event of Andy Warhol, 2012, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Virginia
Literature: Axsom & Platzker 261 and 96
Condition Report: Shuttlecok on a High Wire in good condition. The Letter Q as Beach House with buckling to sheet along left and right edges. One very minor pinpoint abrasion to upper left quadrant of image and one small spot of discoloration at lower left corner of sheet. Not examined out of frame. Shuttlecock on a High Wire framed behind acrylic measuring 20 x 17 inches. The Letter Q as Beach House framed behind acrylic measuring 42 x 33 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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