SOFT FIRE PLUG by Claes Oldenburg, print (other), sold Dec 2024

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SOFT FIRE PLUG

Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022)

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Medium: Print (other) · Prints & multiples all print (other) results →
Category: Prints (general)
Dimensions: 101.0 x 76.0 cm
Auction house: Capitolium Art
Sale: Asta 496 | GRAFICA MODERNA, FOTOGRAFIA E MULTIPLI D'AUTORE Online (454)
Date: December 17, 2024
Lot: 148
Estimate: €400 – €600 (≈ $420 – $630) (≈ £331 – £496)
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Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Proposed Colossal Monument for Battersea Park, London, Drum Set, 1966 by Claes Oldenburg, 1969, offset lithograph in colors, sold Sep 2026

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Proposed Colossal Monument for Battersea Park, London, Drum Set, 1966, 1969

Lithograph

Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$576 ≈ £426 ≈ €496Sign up free to see price

Floating Three-Way Plug (A. & P. 154) by Claes Oldenburg, 1976, Etching and aquatint in colours, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins, sold Sep 2026

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Floating Three-Way Plug (A. & P. 154), 1976

Etching · Paper · ed. 56/60

Phillips · Sep 3, 2026£387 ≈ $522 ≈ €450Sign up free to see price

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Untitled

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Baked Potato with Butter by Claes Oldenburg, 1972, lithograph in colors on Hodgkinson, sold Apr 2026

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Baked Potato with Butter, 1972

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Wright · Apr 16, 2026$640 ≈ £473 ≈ €543Sign up free to see price

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Picasso Cufflink (from the Homage to Picasso portfolio), 1974

Lithograph · Paper

Wright · Apr 16, 2026$1,920 ≈ £1,418 ≈ €1,630Sign up free to see price

Proposal For A Civic Monument In The Form Of Two Windows by Claes Oldenburg, 1982, lithograph in colors on Arches Cover, sold Feb 2026

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Proposal For A Civic Monument In The Form Of Two Windows, 1982

Lithograph · Paper

Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026$1,056 ≈ £779 ≈ €894Sign up free to see price

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Proposal for a Colossal Structure in the Form of a Clothspin - Compared to Brancusi's Kiss by Claes Oldenburg, 1972, screenprint in colors on Arches, sold Oct 2026

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Proposal for a Colossal Structure in the Form of a Clothspin - Compared to Brancusi's Kiss, 1972

Screenprint · Paper

Rago Auctions · Oct 14, 2026$1,536 ≈ £1,158 ≈ €1,372Sign up free to see price

Knife Ship Superimposed on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by Claes Oldenburg, 1986, screenprint in colors on Coventry Rag, sold Oct 2026

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Knife Ship Superimposed on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1986

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Landscape with Noses by Claes Oldenburg, 1976, etching and aquatint in colors on Hayle laid, sold Oct 2026

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Landscape with Noses, 1976

Etching · Paper

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Musical Hearts (from the Artists for Obama portfolio) by Claes Oldenburg, 2012, screenprint in colors on BFK Rives, sold Oct 2026

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Musical Hearts (from the Artists for Obama portfolio), 2012

Screenprint · Paper

Rago Auctions · Oct 14, 2026$1,408 ≈ £1,061 ≈ €1,258Sign up free to see price

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Figure Looking Through Legs

Etching · ed. 52/60

Kaminski Auctions · Oct 5, 2026$850 ≈ £643 ≈ €759Sign up free to see price

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Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 13, 2026$200 ≈ £148 ≈ €173Sign up free to see price

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