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Claes Oldenburg
Typewriter Eraser as Tornado1972

Not on view
Gestural watercolor and charcoal drawing on cream paper, loosely rendered figure with coral-red hair mass, pale oval face with one visible eye, and narrow dark torso
Artist or Maker
Claes Oldenburg
Sweden, active United States, 1929-2022
Title
Typewriter Eraser as Tornado
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1972
Medium
Crayon and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Framed: 19 7/8 x 16 x 1 1/4 in. (50.48 x 40.64 x 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.7
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings