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Claes Oldenburg

Scissors to Cut Out

Maker

Claes Oldenburg (American b. Sweden, 1929 - 2022), designer
Atelier Mourlot, printer

Title

Scissors to Cut Out
Soft Scissors
National Collection of Fine Arts

Year

1967

Medium

  • color lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color lithograph

Materials

color lithograph

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Arches woves paper

Dimensions

45.9 x 71.1 cm (18 1/16 x 28 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil numbered, LL:107/144; signed, LR:C. O.In Plate--Inscribed UL:cut/carefully/along/lines; in center of right edge:join/at/holes; titled, LR:Soft Scissors

Identification

Edition

107/144

Standard Reference Number

Axsom/Platzker 50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

72.037

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Selection III: Contemporary Graphics

Exhibition History

A Special Genius
Contemporary American Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Sep 01, 1976 – Oct 03, 1976
Selection III
Contemporary Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Apr 05, 1973 – May 06, 1973

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Claes Oldenburg (American b. Sweden, 1929 - 2022), designer
Atelier Mourlot, printer
Scissors to Cut Out; Soft Scissors; National Collection of Fine Arts, 1967
color lithograph
45.9 x 71.1 cm (18 1/16 x 28 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 72.037

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