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Claes Oldenburg Etchings: Auction Prices

American · 1929–2022

ArtSell has recorded 25 auction results for Claes Oldenburg etchings between 2007 and 2026, of which 25 sold (100% sell-through). Prices realised range from $240 to $8,255, with a median of $1,008 across 25 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 2 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $8,255 for “Screwarch Bridge, state II” at Wright in 2025.

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  1. Claes Oldenburg, Proposal for a Colossal Monument in Downtown New York City: Sharpened Pencil Stub with Broken-off Tip the Woolworth Building (A. & P. 248), 1993, Etching and aquatint in colours, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins
    Proposal for a Colossal Monument in Downtown New York City: Sharpened Pencil Stub with Broken-off Tip the Woolworth Building (A. & P. 248), 1993
    Etching · Paper · ed. 40/60
    I. 60.5 x 40.5 cm (23 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.) S. 83 x 56.3 cm (32 5/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 374
    £1,290≈ $1,741≈ €1,499Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Claes Oldenburg, Floating Three-Way Plug (A. & P. 154), 1976, Etching and aquatint in colours, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    Floating Three-Way Plug (A. & P. 154), 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 56/60
    I. 106.7 x 81.9 cm (42 x 32 1/4 in.) S. 126 x 97.5 cm (49 5/8 x 38 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 371
    £387≈ $522≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  3. Claes Oldenburg, Strawberry Skull Bike Seat, 1975, etching, aquatint and embossing in colors with Chine-collé
    Strawberry Skull Bike Seat, 1975
    Etching
    7¾ h x 7¾ w in (20 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 246
    $660≈ £497≈ €575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Claes Oldenburg, Spoon Pier (from the Landfall Press Etching portfolio), 1975, soft-ground etching and aquatint in colors on Twinrocker Mill handmade
    Spoon Pier (from the Landfall Press Etching portfolio), 1975
    Etching
    12½ h x 10¼ w in (32 x 26 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 244
    $572≈ £431≈ €498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Claes Oldenburg, Tongue Cloud over London, with Thames Ball, 1976, etching and aquatint in colors on Hodgkinson handmade
    Tongue Cloud over London, with Thames Ball, 1976
    Etching
    31½ h x 21¼ w in (80 x 54 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 210
    $1,016≈ £750≈ €860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Claes Oldenburg, Study For Steel And Lead Ashtray, etching and aquatint on Rives BFK paper
    Study For Steel And Lead Ashtray
    Etching · Paper · ed. 45/50
    35"h, 37.5"w (work is not framed)
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 386
    Result not publishedEst. $500–600View at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  7. Ice Cream Desserts, B, 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 7/50
    sheet 22-1/2 x 31-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 742
    $350≈ £261≈ €300HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. Claes Oldenburg, Woman Hanging in the Imitation of a Soft Fan (Edition B), 1976, etching and aquatint in color with pochoir
    Woman Hanging in the Imitation of a Soft Fan (Edition B), 1976
    Etching
    31½ h x 21 w in (80 x 53 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 205
    $826≈ £616≈ €709Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Claes Oldenburg, Screwarch Bridge, state II, 1980, etching, spitbite sugar-lift aquatint and sanding on Arches Roll
    Screwarch Bridge, state II, 1980
    Etching · Paper
    23¼ h x 50¼ w in (59 x 128 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 229
    $8,255≈ £6,201≈ €7,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
  10. Claes Oldenburg, Ice Cream Desserts, B, 1976, etching and aquatint in colors
    Ice Cream Desserts, B, 1976
    Etching
    13½ h x 21¼ w in (34 x 54 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 284
    $3,024≈ £2,354≈ €2,744Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  11. Claes Oldenburg, Ice Cream Desserts, C, 1976, soft-ground etching and aquatint in colors on Hodgkinson handmade
    Ice Cream Desserts, C, 1976
    Etching
    13½ h x 21¼ w in (34 x 54 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 182
    $1,071≈ £847≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  12. Claes Oldenburg, Alternative Proposal for the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979, etching, soft-ground etching and aquatint in colors on BFK Rives
    Alternative Proposal for the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979
    Etching · Paper
    22¾ h x 28½ w in (58 x 72 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 279
    $1,260≈ £998≈ €1,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  13. Claes Oldenburg, Woman Hanging in the Imitation of a Soft Fan (Edition B), 1976, soft-ground etching on Chine collé
    Woman Hanging in the Imitation of a Soft Fan (Edition B), 1976
    Etching
    31½ h x 21¼ w in (80 x 54 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 180
    $378≈ £300≈ €349Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  14. Spoon Pier, 1975
    Etching · ed. edition of 50
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 18
    $1,920≈ £1,506≈ €1,761Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  15. Claes Oldenburg, Orpheum Sign (from the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5), etching and aquatint on BFK Rives
    Orpheum Sign (from the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5)
    Etching · Paper
    5¾ h x 4¼ w in (15 x 11 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 137
    $1,008≈ £837≈ €942Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  16. Claes Oldenburg, Ice Cream Desserts - Praline, 1976, soft-ground etching and aquatint in colors à la poupée on Hodgkinson handmade
    Ice Cream Desserts - Praline, 1976
    Etching
    9⅝ h x 7¾ w in (24 x 20 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 295
    $780≈ £659≈ €777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  17. Claes Oldenburg, Postcard of the Spoon on Île Saint-Louis, with Needles, 1979, soft- and hard-ground etching, sugar-lift and spit-bite aquatint in colors on Kitakata colléd to Ventry
    Postcard of the Spoon on Île Saint-Louis, with Needles, 1979
    Etching
    12⅝ h x 10⅝ w in (32 x 27 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 271
    $1,000≈ £823≈ €962Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  18. Claes Oldenburg, Sketch for a Sculpture in the Form of a Steel Tack, from Marginalia: Hommage to Shimizu (A. & P. 176), 1981, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Barcham Green paper, with full margins
    Sketch for a Sculpture in the Form of a Steel Tack, from Marginalia: Hommage to Shimizu (A. & P. 176), 1981
    Etching · Paper · ed. 48/100
    I. 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (33.7 x 25.1 cm) S. 22 x 17 7/8 in. (55.9 x 45.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 328
    $819≈ £592≈ €703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
  19. Claes Oldenburg, Figure Looking Through Legs, 1976, soft-ground etching and aquatint in 2 colors 'à la poupée' on Velin Arches
    Figure Looking Through Legs, 1976
    Etching · Paper
    25¾ h x 19⅝ w in (65 x 50 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 629
    $750≈ £531≈ €619Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  20. Ice Cream Desserts-Praline," 1976
    Etching
    25 × 20 1/2 in
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 66A
    $240≈ £170≈ €198Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  21. Claes Oldenburg, Screwarch Bridge (State I), 1980, hard-ground etching on cream Arches Roll paper
    Screwarch Bridge (State I), 1980
    Etching · Paper
    31¼ h x 57¾ w in (79 x 147 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 223
    $1,875≈ £1,360≈ €1,578Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  22. Claes Oldenburg, Floating Three-Way Plug, 1976, lithograph on paper
    Floating Three-Way Plug, 1976
    Etching · Paper
    49 h x 38 w in (124 x 97 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 387
    $2,125≈ £1,646≈ €1,865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  23. Claes Oldenburg, Ice Cream Desserts, C, 1976, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Hodgkinson handmade paper, watermarked with the artist's signature, with full margins
    Ice Cream Desserts, C, 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 31/50
    I. 13 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (34.3 x 54 cm) S. 22 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (57.2 x 79.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    $1,375≈ £985≈ €1,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
  24. Claes Oldenburg, Alternate Proposal for an Addition to the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979, Color soft-ground and hard-ground etching with spitbite aquatint on Rives BFK paper
    Alternate Proposal for an Addition to the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 36
    $2,000≈ £1,518≈ €1,704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  25. Claes Oldenburg, Strawberry Skull Bike Seat, 1975, acquatinta a colori on paper a mano con filigrana dell'artista
    Strawberry Skull Bike Seat, 1975
    Etching · Paper
    20,2x20,2 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 18
    Result not publishedEst. €600–900View at Farsettiarte ↗
  26. Claes Oldenburg, Ice Cream Desserts - Praline, 1976, soft-ground etching and aquatint on paper
    Ice Cream Desserts - Praline, 1976
    Etching · Paper
    25 h x 20 w in (63 x 51 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 160
    $500≈ £325≈ €389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Wright ↗
  27. Claes Oldenburg, Study of Steel and Lead Ashtray, 1976, Etching and aquatint in colours
    Study of Steel and Lead Ashtray, 1976
    Etching
    55,5 : 64,5 cm (21,8 : 25,3 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 693
    €1,200≈ $1,598≈ £816Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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