Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Apple Core (A. & P. 235), 1991
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 44/45
Phillips · Sep 3, 2026£516 ≈ $696 ≈ €600Sign up free to see price
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Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) · 1976
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $18,000 – $22,000 (≈ £12,991 – £15,878) (≈ €16,532 – €20,206)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “painted plaster”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 17 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (45.6 x 46 x 37 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now Day Sale (NY010116)
- Date
- February 29, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 157
- Estimate
- $18,000 – $22,000 (≈ £12,991 – £15,878) (≈ €16,532 – €20,206)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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