Claes
Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg: Sculpting Everyday Life into Monumental Art Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022) stands as a towering figure in 20th and 21st century sculpture, transforming familiar objects—butterflies, hamburgers, clothespins, telephones—into colossal sculptures that challenge perceptions of scale and invite contemplation. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Oldenburg’s artistic journey …
A portrait built from Claes Oldenburg's own colours
Every 9 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
