Works by American artist Claes Oldenburg - in pictures

  • Claes Oldenburg, the Swedish-born American artist and key figure in the pop art movement, has died at the age of 93. Getty Images
    Claes Oldenburg, the Swedish-born American artist and key figure in the pop art movement, has died at the age of 93. Getty Images
  • The artist was famed for his giant sculptures. Here, he is seen with an oversized soft-sculpture toothpaste tube. Getty Images
    The artist was famed for his giant sculptures. Here, he is seen with an oversized soft-sculpture toothpaste tube. Getty Images
  • Exterior view of Oldenburg and Frank Gehry's 'Binoculars Building' in Venice Beach, California. Getty Images
    Exterior view of Oldenburg and Frank Gehry's 'Binoculars Building' in Venice Beach, California. Getty Images
  • The artist had a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in 2012. AFP
    The artist had a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in 2012. AFP
  • 'Moveyhouse Masks' by Oldenburg. AFP
    'Moveyhouse Masks' by Oldenburg. AFP
  • Oldenburg's sculpture in front of the Government Centre by architect Philip Johnson in Miami, Florida. Getty Images
    Oldenburg's sculpture in front of the Government Centre by architect Philip Johnson in Miami, Florida. Getty Images
  • 'Geometric Apple Core' by Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California. AFP
    'Geometric Apple Core' by Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California. AFP
  • 'Bottle of Notes' by Oldenburg and his wife in Centre Square, Middlesborough, England, which was created in 1993. Getty Images
    'Bottle of Notes' by Oldenburg and his wife in Centre Square, Middlesborough, England, which was created in 1993. Getty Images
  • 'Big Sweep' outside the Denver Art Museum, Colorado, which was also created by the husband and wife team. Getty Images
    'Big Sweep' outside the Denver Art Museum, Colorado, which was also created by the husband and wife team. Getty Images
  • The married artists also installed 'Plantoir, Blue' at the Channel Gardens in Rockefeller Center, New York City. AFP
    The married artists also installed 'Plantoir, Blue' at the Channel Gardens in Rockefeller Center, New York City. AFP
  • 'House Ball' by Oldenburg, in Bonn, Germany, 1996. Getty Images
    'House Ball' by Oldenburg, in Bonn, Germany, 1996. Getty Images
  • 'Shuttlecocks' by Oldenburg and van Bruggen outside the Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images
    'Shuttlecocks' by Oldenburg and van Bruggen outside the Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images
  • 'Giant Hamburger' by Oldenburg 1962. Getty Images
    'Giant Hamburger' by Oldenburg 1962. Getty Images
  • 'Free Stamp' by Oldenburg and van Bruggen in Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Getty Images
    'Free Stamp' by Oldenburg and van Bruggen in Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Getty Images
  • 'Giant 3-Way Plug' by Oldenburg outside the St Louis Art Museum, St Louis, Missouri. Getty Images
    'Giant 3-Way Plug' by Oldenburg outside the St Louis Art Museum, St Louis, Missouri. Getty Images
  • 'The Pickaxe' on the bank of the Fulda river, Germany. Getty Images
    'The Pickaxe' on the bank of the Fulda river, Germany. Getty Images
  • Oldenburg enjoyed placing his work in the middle of public areas for people to enjoy, such as 'Giant Pool Balls' in Aasee, Germany. Getty Images
    Oldenburg enjoyed placing his work in the middle of public areas for people to enjoy, such as 'Giant Pool Balls' in Aasee, Germany. Getty Images
  • 'Cupid's Span' by by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in Rincon Park, San Francisco. Getty Images
    'Cupid's Span' by by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in Rincon Park, San Francisco. Getty Images
  • 'Saw, Sawing' installed outside the Main Press Centre facility during the Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan, in 2021. Getty Images
    'Saw, Sawing' installed outside the Main Press Centre facility during the Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan, in 2021. Getty Images
  • 'Spoonbridge and Cherry' by Oldenburg and van Bruggen in Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minnesota. Getty Images
    'Spoonbridge and Cherry' by Oldenburg and van Bruggen in Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minnesota. Getty Images