Lot 171 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Alphabet/Good Humor
Claes Oldenburg · painted fiberglass, with bronze base
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 13 May 2022
- Dimensions
- 35 1⁄2 x 19 7⁄8 x 10 in. (90.2 x 50.5 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3470388
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3470388 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3470388
Claes Oldenburg, Alphabet/Good Humor. Christie's, 13 May 2022, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3470388.
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Claes Oldenburg, Alphabet/Good Humor. Christie's, 13 May 2022, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3470388.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Cards | ALEX EAGLETON (B. 1979) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled, (School Series) | LESIA KHOMENKO (B. 1980) | $5,000–$10,000 | |
| At Swim Two Hairs | NADIA KAABI-LINKE (B. 1978) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Brief Brecht | Salomé | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | Julie Mehretu | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Ramble 3-9 | Richard Serra | $80,000–$120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claes Oldenburg | Claes Oldenburg: Ghost Wardrobe for M. M. | $360,295 est. | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Oct 2024 | |
| Claes Oldenburg | Typewriter Eraser | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Profile Airflow | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Tube Supported by its Contents | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Inverted Q | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Fan Model (Hard) | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Clothespin | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | wedding souvenir [18 works] | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.