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Lithograph
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Typewriter Eraser
Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) · 1977
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $300,000 – $500,000 (≈ £222,585 – £370,975) (≈ €264,434 – €440,723)
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
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “ferrocement, acrylic, aluminum and stainless steel”
- Edition
- AP
- Signed / inscribed
- Stamped with the artist's signature, title, number, date and the Lippincott foundry mark "TYPEWRITER ERASER AP 3/5 COPYRIGHT © 1977 CLAES OLDENBURG" back edge o · Claes Oldenburg signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 34 x 32 x 24 in. (86.4 x 81.3 x 61 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session (NY010821)
- Date
- November 18, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 137
- Estimate
- $300,000 – $500,000 (≈ £222,585 – £370,975) (≈ €264,434 – €440,723)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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