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Playful, surreal Claes Oldenburg sculpture re-contextualizing a ceramic bicycle seat as a small mountain or geological feature, sitting on a bed of sand atop a square mahogany base. The ceramic component is cast from an actual bicycle seat with sculptural additions.
Sculpture in the Form of a Bicycle Saddle (brown) 1976
Partially glazed ceramic and mahogany multiple
initialed in gold ink and numbered 6/36 (total edition includes 12 each in green, brown, and black, plus nine artist’s proofs, three in each color)
saddle: 28 x 14 x 14.5 cm / 11 x 5½ x 5¾ in
base: 21.5 x 21.3 x 7 cm / 8½ x 8⅜ x 2¾ in
overall dimensions: 14 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in / 35.3 x 21.5 x 21.5 cm
fabricated by the Royal College of Art, London
published by Petersburg Press, London and New York
Condition: Ceramic saddle in excellent condition, base in good condition with light wear and a minor chip to the base, as photographed.
Catalogue reference: Platzker 17
