Standing Mitt with Ball, Half Scale, 6 Feet

1973

Claes Oldenburg

Sculptor, American, born Sweden, 1929 - 2022

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lead, steel, and laminated wood

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 193 x 119.4 x 66 cm (76 x 47 x 26 in.)

  • Accession

    2005.142.30


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward R. Broida [1933-2006], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 2005 to NGA; gift completed 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, Natl. Gal. of Art, Washington, D.C.; Mus. of Cont. Art, Los Angeles; Solomon R. Guggenheim Mus., New York; Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn; Hayward Gal., London, 1995-1996, no. 197, repr.

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006, unnumbered brochure, fig. 12.

Inscriptions

on base at rear, on rectangular plaque: STANDING MITT HALF SCALE MODEL 1973 © CLAES OLDENBURG; WORK EXECUTED BY / LIPPINCOTT / NORTH RIVER CONN

Wikidata ID

Q63863836


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