Notes

1968

Claes Oldenburg

Associated Names
Claes Oldenburg

Artist, American, born Sweden, 1929 - 2022

Robert de la Rocha

Printer, American, born 1937

Richard Wilke

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of 12 lithographs (three with embossing) on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 57.63 × 40.01 cm (22 11/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.121.1-12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom & Platzker 1997, no. 55.3

  • Portfolio Title

    Notes

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Associated Artworks

See all 12 artworks
The image features abstract shapes and lines. In the center, a sketch on a yellow notepad shows curving, flowing lines with a brown form near a large circular blue shape. Hand-drawn annotations such as "punch bag" and "set against a hillside" are included. Below the yellow paper, there is a black and white sketch of two overlapping oval shapes, along with another small abstract doodle in the bottom right corner. The composition is taped onto the page with four pieces of tan tape.

Untitled (Punching Bag)

Claes Oldenburg, Dan Gualdoni, Paul Drake, Gemini G.E.L.

1968

The image features shapes and lines, including a cylindrical object labeled "HALF and HALF" with abstract lines directing to words like "Auditorium" and "Exhibitions." There are swirling red shapes and handwritten words like "giant can key" and "= litho crayon." A sketch of a paperclip is also present in a small rectangle.

Untitled (New Pasadena Museum)

Claes Oldenburg, James Webb, Dan Gualdoni, Gemini G.E.L.

1968

The image displays abstract orange shapes and sketches with elongated triangular forms. There is a straight-edged tube shape with a crosshatched conical form resembling a megaphone or ice cream cone. A small photographic image in the upper left corner shows a vibrantly colored scene featuring a red triangular sail near the seaside, connecting to the sketched cone elements. Below these are turquoise and beige geometric shapes interlaced with abstract lines, hinting at a coastal or nautical theme.

Untitled (Ice Cream Cones)

Claes Oldenburg, Robert de la Rocha, Richard Wilke, Gemini G.E.L.

1968

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

1990

  • Gemini G.E.L.: American Master Prints, Glasgow Print Studio, Scotland, 1990.

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 109.

1997

  • Axsom, Richard H., and David Platzker. Printed Stuff: Prints, Posters, and Ephemera by Claes Oldenburg: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1958-1996. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997, p. 128, no. 55.3.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 38.6. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Oldenburg 68; lower right in graphite: Gemini III; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 68-182

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]

Wikidata ID

Q74035513

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