Artist: Claes Oldenburg Title: Broken ButtonSize: 16¼ h × 14¼ w × 6¼ d in (41 × 36 × 16 cm)Medium: Dyed and molded paper, Screenprint in colors on mat board and woodEdition: Original Year: 1981Notes: Signed, dated and numbered to lower corners ‘CO 81 89/100’ with stamped mark. This work is number 89 from the edition of 100 fabricated by Bummy-Hass Paper with screenprinting by Maurel Studios, New York and published by Multiples, Inc., New York.Provenance: Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Gift from the previous in 1981, Collection of Dina and Jerry WindLiterature: Axsom/Platzker 175 Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City.
