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Claes Oldenburg
Notes1968

Not on view
Print combining collage and drawing elements: a yellow notepad sheet taped to gray paper, with a brown snail, blue gestural sketches, and handwritten text reading 'punch. bag.' and 'set against a fullback'
Lithograph with scattered elements on a light gray ground: an olive-green and brown painterly form resembling a bulbous sack at upper left; an abstract black outline with dark brown spots at upper right labeled 'TAR PITS' in red handwritten text; a small red linear sketch of a reclining figure labeled 'moving sculpture' at lower left; handwritten red text reading 'parks and provisions from above'; and a collaged yellow-and-red retail sale tag at lower right.
Lithograph on white paper with scattered ink sketches and handwritten labels. Blue line drawings of two oversized shoes with exaggerated laces and bows dominate the lower half, labeled "tongue." Smaller black ink vignettes in the upper portion include a crouching animal figure, a small rabbit-like form with handwriting, and a collaged notepad element with blue watercolor and brown marks.
Lithograph with three distinct vignettes on white ground: top center, a hand-drawn circle with crosshatch and handwritten text; middle left, a black square containing white line-drawn cylindrical forms with handwritten caption below; middle right, a small photographic inset of a shadowed figure with handwritten annotations; bottom, a dark fluid wash depicting an arch or cave-like form with a white negative space interior and cursive handwritten text beneath.
Lithograph with handwritten annotations in black ink labeling a tilted dark red cigarette pack as 'New Pasadena Museum,' with arrows pointing to 'Auditorium,' 'Exhibitions,' 'Books,' and 'Restaurant.' A beige rectangle at right contains a pencil sketch of a trombone. At the bottom, a sprawling red lithographic crayon drawing of abstracted forms is labeled 'giant can key' and '= litho crayons.'
Mixed-media print combining several elements on gray paper: a dark red rectangle with white line drawings of angular tent-like forms and handwritten text reading 'giant Mon Kassel'; a sketch of a reclining organic form on green ground with loose black ink lines; a small photograph of a human torso; a collaged ticket stub labeled 'Custom Landscape'; a small oval form inscribed 'souvenir Dokumenta'; and handwritten script reading 'for Kassel reversed navel potato chip (golf course).'
Mixed-media print on light gray ground combining a small color photograph of a coastal landscape with multiple loose gestural sketches in burnt orange of a sailboat in various orientations, plus a collage element depicting a bottled plant form with blue line drawing, and a teal rectangle with gray script below.
Mixed-media print combining collage elements on white ground: a tan torn-paper fragment with loose pen sketches of a landscape and mushroom cloud, annotated "War Memorial P.O.P." in handwritten script, secured with red tape at corners; below, a yellow ruled-paper rectangle with a small sketch of a reclining figure in red and black; diagonal charcoal scribble strokes at right; a small photographic inset of a bronze bear sculpture on a plinth; and red handwritten cursive text at lower center.
Lithograph with three loosely rendered vignettes on a pale ground: upper left, a sketch of a drum set with yellow cymbals and handwritten annotation; upper right, a collaged black-and-white image of an open dishwasher affixed with yellow tape; lower center, a flashlight emitting orange flame-like light amid blue gestural strokes, with handwritten text below.
Printed page of text in a serif font, two paragraphs of prose, with the Roman numeral XII centered at the bottom.
Lithograph with scattered elements on white ground: two small ink sketches with handwritten annotations at upper left; a large black gestural figure with gold hatching at upper right; a green silhouette of a rounded object at center left; a small photographic inset of palm trees and a reclining chair at lower left; a blue crayon scrawl over grid paper at lower right; green handwritten text and a signature at bottom.
Lithograph with three sections: top, a loose sketch of an angular building in purple crayon with yellow radiating marks; center, bold three-dimensional block letters spelling 'SEUM' with smaller annotated sketches and handwritten notes; bottom right, a small photographic inset of a dense urban skyline.
Printed page with two paragraphs of serif body text on light gray background, page numbered XI at bottom center.
Lithograph on gray paper combining three sketches on ruled notepad sheets: upper left shows two pairs of legs in skirts rendered in green and gray tones with handwritten notes; upper right shows a blue loose-brushwork sketch of a rose shape with the word 'nose' in script below 'body buildings' in black ink; bottom center shows a small color sketch of a cylindrical form in yellow and red with the label 'Knee Diner' in pencil.
Printed page with a block of small serif text in the lower left corner and a centered page number at the bottom, on a plain light gray background.
Artist or Maker
Claes Oldenburg
Sweden, active United States, 1929-2022
Publisher
Gemini G.E.L.
Title
Notes
Date Made
1968
Medium
12 lithographs and 13 text pages, plus title page and colophon, all printed on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions
Portfolio box: 22 3/4 × 16 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (57.79 × 42.55 × 4.13 cm) Sheet (each): 22 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (57.79 × 40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Artist and Gemini G.E.L., 2016
Accession Number
M.2016.213.1.1-.12
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings