Postcard of the Spoon on Île St. Louis, with Needles
Artist
Claes Oldenburg (American, Swedish, 1929–2022)American, Swedish, 1929–2022
Printer
Patricia Branstead
Print studio
Aeropress, Inc.(New York)New York
Publisher
Multiples, Inc.(New York)New York
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Postcard of the Spoon on Île St. Louis, with Needles
Date1979
Published inNew York City, New York, United States
Printed inNew York City, New York, United States
MediumSugar lift and spitbite aquatint, soft and hard ground etching in colors, printed chine collé on beige paper, on wove paper, edition 40/50
DimensionsPlate: 12 5/8 × 10 1/2 in. (32.1 × 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 26 1/2 × 21 5/8 in. (67.3 × 54.9 cm)
Sheet: 26 1/2 × 21 5/8 in. (67.3 × 54.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the El Paso Corporation
Object number2005.1193
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Editioned in graphite, lower left: 40/50
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Claes Oldenburg '79
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Claes Oldenburg '79
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Claes Oldenburg '79
Recto: Blindstamp, lower right: [overlapping M's] / MULTIPLES
Catalogue raisonnéAxsom Platzker 168
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