Claes Oldenburg became impressed with the Dutch landscape, the harbour city of Rotterdam and the bridge during a stay in the Netherlands. Rotterdam's plans for the construction of a bridge over the New Maas were the inspiration for this sculpture. For the New Maas he imagined a bridge in the shape of a gigantic screw. The museum director at the time - Wim Beeren - reached an agreement with Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen in 1978 that they would turn this idea into a model, an etching and a large sculpture for the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The screw sculpture would not turn out to be as large as a bridge over the New Maas, but it was made to a size that would precisely fit in the museum. The screw bridge was exhibited in the museum in 1983. It was quickly decided, however, that the work would be given a permanent place in the museum's sculpture garden. Claes Oldenburg himself chose this place next to the pond, which in his eyes suited the sculpture the best.
Specifications
| Title | Screwarch |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Aluminium |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 386 cm Diameter 242 cm Width 680 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Kunstenaar:
Coosje van Bruggen
Uitvoerder: Kymball Grant Uitvoerder: Alfred Lippincott Kunstenaar: Claes Oldenburg |
| Accession number | BEK 1589 (MK) |
| Credits | Aankoop / Purchase: 1982 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1982 |
| Age artist | About 40 years old |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The United States of America > North America > America |
| Geographical origin | Sweden > Scandanavia > Northern Europe > Europe |
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