Lot Essay
There are supposedly 118 pieces of candy like the two pieces in the present lot, which the artist handed out to his friends during the show.
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The Dennis Hopper Collection
(Lots 1-242 and 526-572)
Claes Oldenburg (American, b. 1929)
Candy Bars from Candy Counter in The Store
Details
Claes Oldenburg (American, b. 1929)
Candy Bars from Candy Counter in The Store
two elements--plaster painted with enamel
blue: 6 x 1¼ in. (15.2 x 3.1 cm.)
red: 5½ x 2 1/8 in. (13.9 x 5.3 cm.)
Executed in 1961.
Candy Bars from Candy Counter in The Store
two elements--plaster painted with enamel
blue: 6 x 1¼ in. (15.2 x 3.1 cm.)
red: 5½ x 2 1/8 in. (13.9 x 5.3 cm.)
Executed in 1961.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist.
Literature
Claes Oldenburg: Multiples in Retrospect 1964-1990, exh. cat., New York, 1999, p. 12 (illustrated).
MOCA Collection Catalogue, New York, 1986, p. 353.
Westkunst: Contemporary Art Since 1939, exh. cat., Cologne, 1981, p. 455 (illustrated).
MOCA Collection Catalogue, New York, 1986, p. 353.
Westkunst: Contemporary Art Since 1939, exh. cat., Cologne, 1981, p. 455 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Blam! The Explosion of Pop, Minimalism, and Performance, 1958-1964, September-December 1984, p. 158 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-62, 1992, p. 234 (illustrated).
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, From America's Studio: Twelve Contemporary Masters, 1992, p. 45 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-62, 1992, p. 234 (illustrated).
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, From America's Studio: Twelve Contemporary Masters, 1992, p. 45 (illustrated).
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