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Claes Oldenburg
Cherry Pastry1961

Not on view
Small sculpture of an irregularly shaped food-like form on a round red glazed plate, with creamy white and amber-brown glossy surface details

Claes Oldenburg, Cherry Pastry, 1961, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Claes Oldenburg
Sweden, active United States, 1929-2022
Title
Cherry Pastry
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1961
Medium
Plaster sculpture with plate
Dimensions
a) Pastry: 2 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 2 in. (6.67 x 13.65 x 5.08 cm); b) Plate: 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (2.22 x 20.64 cm); Overall: 6 1/2 x 11 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.51 x 28.89 x 24.13 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.31a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Claes Oldenburg