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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Auction result
Soft Inverted Q
Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) · 1976
$23,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £17,912≈ €20,153
Hammer $19,000 · with buyer’s premium $23,750
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →
- Signed / inscribed
- Initialed · Claes Oldenburg signature
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 18 x 17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (45.7 x 44.5 x 40 cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Made in California and THE MID-C: Contemporary Art (24279)
- Date
- October 25, 2017
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 1027
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £9,050 – £13,576) (≈ €10,182 – €15,274)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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