Claes Oldenburg (b.1929) N.Y.C. Pretzel
Claes Oldenburg (b.1929)
N.Y.C. Pretzel
The screenprinted multiple on three-ply cardboard, 1994, initialled in black ink and stamped with the artist's copyright inkstamp verso, 168 x 165 x 15mm (6 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 1/2in) (multiple)
Oldenburg drew inspiration from the chaos that is N.Y.C.'s urban life in making the present artwork. In his words, 'the pretzel seemed a perfect multiple of the city, as characteristic of a particular place as the Fireplug had been of Chicago'. The artist even based the appearance of his pretzel on those he could purchase on the side of the street, from a stall just outside of his New York studio.
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Claes Oldenburg (b.1929)
N.Y.C. Pretzel
The screenprinted multiple on three-ply cardboard, 1994, initialled in black ink and stamped with the artist's copyright inkstamp verso, 168 x 165 x 15mm (6 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 1/2in) (multiple)
Oldenburg drew inspiration from the chaos that is N.Y.C.'s urban life in making the present artwork. In his words, 'the pretzel seemed a perfect multiple of the city, as characteristic of a particular place as the Fireplug had been of Chicago'. The artist even based the appearance of his pretzel on those he could purchase on the side of the street, from a stall just outside of his New York studio.
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