Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q: Above and Below Ground, 1975
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Study for Soft Saxophone
Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) · 1991
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £6,348 – £9,522) (≈ €7,684 – €11,526)
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
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “charcoal and watercolor on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with the artist's initials and dated "CO 91" lower right · Claes Oldenburg signature
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art (NY010125)
- Date
- February 28, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 159
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £6,348 – £9,522) (≈ €7,684 – €11,526)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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