In the early 1960s Claes Oldenburg made replicas of consumer goods and food, which he used in theatrical performances and sold in his own shop: The Store. His work was a reaction to Abstract Expressionism, bringing art to the man in the street like a commodity. This baked potato on a plate was his first multiple. The potato (edition of 75) is hand-painted, but has a manufactured look due to the specially developed paint scheme. The snipped chives were made by spattering the paint with a toothbrush.
Specifications
| Title | Baked Potato |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Acrylic paint, cast resin and porcelain |
| Object type |
Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 21 cm Width 12 cm Depth 10 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
Claes Oldenburg
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| Accession number | BEK 1883 a-b (MK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Gift Hans Sonnenberg, 2012 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2012 |
| Creation date | in 1966 |
| Collector | Collector / Hans Sonnenberg |
| Internal exhibitions |
Meneer Delta, een galeriehouder en verzamelaar in het museum (2012) |
| External exhibitions |
The American Dream (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object |
All about the artist
Claes Oldenburg
Stockholm 1929 - New York 2022
Claes Oldenburg is of Swedish origin and studied art and literature at Yale University and subsequently, from 1950 to 1954, at the School of the Art Institute...
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