Geometric Mouse: Variation I, Scale A

Object Details

Artist

Claes Oldenburg, American, b. Stockholm, Sweden, 1929–2022

Provenance

Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Los Angeles, Sale Number 151, 3 February 1975, Lot 61

Museum Purchase, 1975

Exhibition History

FOGG ART MUSEUM, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. "The Discerning Eye," 9 October-24 November 1974, no. 134, ill. (anonymous lender).

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Acquisitions: 1974-1977," 25 March-24 July 1977, unnumbered checklist (exhibited on Museum Plaza).

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Animal in Art: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum Collection," 17 November 1977-15 January 1978, no. 48, ill. p. 7.

MUSEE NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QUEBEC. "America. Between Dreams and Realities: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 9 June-5 September 2022, color ill. p. 6.

Published References

FRIEDMAN, MARTIN. Oldenburg: Six Themes (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1975), p. 98.

GOLD, BARBARA. "Hirshhorn Museum Shows How It's Doing," Baltimore Sun (27 March 1977), n.p.

LAWRENCE, SIDNEY. "Three Hirshhorn Acquisitions Reveal Unusual Histories," Smithsonian Torch (May 1977), n.p., ill.

BATES, SUSAN and ANNE FICKLEN eds. A Picture Tour of the Smithsonian (New York: American Legacy Press, 1987), ill. p. 40.

FLETCHER, VALERIE J. A Garden for Art (Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, in association with Thames & Hudson, 1998), no. 55, ill. p. 86.

RICHARD, PAUL. "From the Collection: Washington's Prized Possessions," Washington Post (13 January 2002), n.p., ill.

HOCHDÖRFER, ACHIM, et al. "Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties," (New York: Prestel Publishing, 2012), color ill. p. 198.

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Museum purchase, 1975

1971

Accession Number

75.1

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Aluminum, paint, and steel

Dimensions

106 1/4 x 143 5/8 x 95 3/8 in. (269.8 x 364.7 x 242.2 cm)

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School

Pop Art (American)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Record ID

hmsg_75.1

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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