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Lithograph
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Tea Bag
Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) · 1972
$1,625 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,232≈ €1,382
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on Auvergne handmade paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 52/100
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Claes Oldenburg signature
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- I. 25 x 18 3/4 in. (63.5 x 47.6 cm) S. 30 7/8 x 22 1/2 in. (78.4 x 57.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030217)
- Date
- October 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 358
- Estimate
- $700 – $900 (≈ £531 – £682) (≈ €595 – €765)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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