Lot 17
Claes Oldenburg
(American, b. 1929)
Scissors as Monument 
, 1968
Sale 971 - Prints & Multiples
Dec 15, 2021 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

Sold for $1,500

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Claes Oldenburg
(American, b. 1929)
Scissors as Monument 
, 1968
color lithograph
signed and numbered 107/144
30 x 20 inches.
Property from the Collection of George Irwin, Quincy, Illinois, Sold to Benefit Krannert Art Museum
Condition Report
Framed: 30 x 20 1/4 inches. 
Sheet: 29 3/4 x 20 inches.
Sheet is in direct contact with framing glass; sheet is moderately toned with uneven toning around image perimeter; significant rippling through sheet; minor handling creases in upper right corner, visible only in raking light; one small brown stain in upper left corner of sky; small brown stains scattered through upper center verso; one area each on verso of right and left corners of previous tape residue; black scuff mark on upper right verso, approximately 1" in length; right edge is very slightly folded over along entire length; lower edge is very slightly folded over along entire length. Please request additional images.

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