Claes Oldenburg sculptures

Claes Oldenburg sculptures are renowned for their large-scale, playful depictions of everyday objects, often transformed into soft, oversized forms. Influenced by pop art, Oldenburg's work blurs the boundary between the ordinary and the extraordinary, with iconic sculptures such as Clothespin and Soft Toilet. His use of humour and scale invites viewers to reconsider the familiar in new, thought-provoking ways. Oldenburg’s innovative approach to materials, combining the monumental with the mundane, has solidified his position as a pivotal figure in contemporary sculpture.

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022) and COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN (1942-2009)

Typewriter Eraser, Scale X

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Clothespin Ten Foot

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Strong Arm

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Typewriter Eraser

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Giant Trowel II Model

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Typewriter Eraser

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929) and Coosje Van Bruggen (1942-2009)

French Horns, Unwound and Entwined

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Soft Baked Potato, Open and Thrown--Scale B

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)

Typewriter Eraser

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Typewriter Eraser

CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)

Alphabet/Good Humor

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Model (Ghost) Toaster 2/2

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929) and Coosje van Bruggen (1942-2009)

Paradise Pie IV (Red)

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Tube Supported by its Contents

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Three-Way Plug, Scale C, Soft

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Sculpture in the Form of a Trowel Stuck in the Ground – Model

CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929) AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN (1942-2009)

Knife Slicing Through Wall

CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)

3-Way plug, Scale C, Soft

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Two Bats

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Geometric Mouse--Scale B

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Slice of Birthday Cake

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Pancakes and Sausages

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929) and Coosje van Bruggen (1942-2009)

Golf/Typhoon

CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)

Ice Cream Sundae on Tray

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Untitled

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)

Soft Harp, Scale A

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Geometric Mouse--Scale B

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Inverted Q

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Fagend Study

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Fried Eggs Under Cover

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Strawberry Shortcake

Claes Oldenburg (B. 1929)

Fagend Study

CLAES OLDENBURG (b. 1929)

Sculpture in the Form of Trowel Stuck in the Ground (Model)

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1942)

Monument to the Last Horse

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Empty Bag (Hard Bag)

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Study for a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw, Cutting

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)

Pickle Jar

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Inverted Q

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)

Fagend Study

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)

Geometric Mouse, Scale B (Red)

CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)

Study for a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw, Cutting

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Study for a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw, Cutting

CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)

Nutella

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Soft Inverted Q‒Black, Proof IV

Claes Oldenburg (American, b. 1929)

Candy Bars from Candy Counter in The Store

CLAES OLDENBURG (B. 1929)

Miniature Soft Drum Set

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929) and Coosje Van Bruggen (1942-2009)

Floating Heart

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Bone Study

Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)

Souvenir of Documenta 7 (Statue of Frederick XI of Hessen)