Modern Movement Fine Auction
Sun, Feb 23, 2025 02:00PM EST
Lot 214
Claus Oldenburg (Swedish-American, 1929-2022).
Estimate: $500 - $600
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Claus Oldenburg (Swedish-American, 1929-2022).
Pick Axe (Spitzhacke) Superimposed on a Drawing of the Site by E.L. Grimm (A./P. 180), 1982.
Etching and photogravure in colors on Richard de Bas Narcisse paper, signed in pencil and numbered 99/100, published by Documenta Foundation, Kassel, Germany, with the blindstamp of the printer, Aeropress, New York, with full margin.
Image: 6 1/2in. x 10 1/8in (16cm. x 25cm)
Sheet: 26in. x 20in (66cm. x 51cm)
Condition: Some staining at top edge.
"Pick Axe Superimposed on a Drawing of the Site by E.L. Grimm" is Oldenburg's graphic interpretation of a site specific sculpture titled "Spitzhacke" (Pick Axe), which was commissioned the the city of Kassel, Germany for "Documenta 7" in 1982. The sculpture is now part of the city's collection of public works.
Emil Ludwig Grimm was the younger brother of Jacob and Willem Grimm, the famed "Brothers Grimm". He was an artist and illustrator. A drawing from 1822 by E.L. Grimm was discovered at the Bruder Grimm Museum in Kassel that depicted the location where the Oldenburg sculpture was to be installed. Virtually unchanged, the drawing was photogravured and used by Oldenburg to create this etching, published in conjunction with the debut of the sculpture.
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Pick Axe (Spitzhacke) Superimposed on a Drawing of the Site by E.L. Grimm (A./P. 180), 1982.
Etching and photogravure in colors on Richard de Bas Narcisse paper, signed in pencil and numbered 99/100, published by Documenta Foundation, Kassel, Germany, with the blindstamp of the printer, Aeropress, New York, with full margin.
Image: 6 1/2in. x 10 1/8in (16cm. x 25cm)
Sheet: 26in. x 20in (66cm. x 51cm)
Condition: Some staining at top edge.
"Pick Axe Superimposed on a Drawing of the Site by E.L. Grimm" is Oldenburg's graphic interpretation of a site specific sculpture titled "Spitzhacke" (Pick Axe), which was commissioned the the city of Kassel, Germany for "Documenta 7" in 1982. The sculpture is now part of the city's collection of public works.
Emil Ludwig Grimm was the younger brother of Jacob and Willem Grimm, the famed "Brothers Grimm". He was an artist and illustrator. A drawing from 1822 by E.L. Grimm was discovered at the Bruder Grimm Museum in Kassel that depicted the location where the Oldenburg sculpture was to be installed. Virtually unchanged, the drawing was photogravured and used by Oldenburg to create this etching, published in conjunction with the debut of the sculpture.
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