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Claes Oldenburg: career timeline

American · 1929–2022 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 434 of 495 lots (88% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Claes Oldenburg: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s42$18.7kSign upLithograph
1960s10396$4.4kSign upLithograph
1970s162141$1.1kSign upLithograph
1980s3024$3.8kSign upLithograph
1990s130121$975Sign upLithograph
2000s11$2.5kSign upLithograph
2010s11$2.8kSign upScreenprint

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1950s 4 works

Sold
2 of 4
Median
$18.7kSign up
Average
$18.7kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 14.5 in (50 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2), Sculpture (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 103 works

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96 of 103
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$22.5kSign up
Typical size
13 × 14 in (34 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (24), Sculpture (22), Multiple (16)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 79 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 162 works

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141 of 162
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$3.6kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 21 in (65 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (96), Etching (21), Other (15)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (13), Figures & portraits (9), Landscapes (3)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 138 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 30 works

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24 of 30
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$5.9kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 11 in (37 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Screenprint (5), Sculpture (4)
Subjects
Boats (2), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 130 works

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121 of 130
Median
$975Sign up
Average
$1.5kSign up
Typical size
25 × 21.5 in (64 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (67), Screenprint (32), Multiple (12)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (3), Palms (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 106 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$2.5kSign up
Typical size
25 × 28 in (64 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

2010s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$2.8kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

61 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works

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4 of 4
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$26kSign up
Typical size
31 × 23 in (79 × 59 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (3), Gouache (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 28 works

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26 of 28
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 27.5 in (62 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Other (15), Lithograph (7), Screenprint (3)
Subjects
Rabbits (1), Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 29 works

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26 of 29
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$3.5kSign up
Typical size
24 × 20 in (61 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (13), Print (other) (3), Sculpture (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Claes Oldenburg auction results →