The artwork, titled “Profiterole,” was created by Claes Oldenburg in 1990. It belongs to the Pop Art movement and is a sculpture.
The artwork depicts a large, highly realistic representation of a profiterole, a type of French pastry. This sculptural piece features multiple layers of the pastry, with the bottom resembling a chocolate-covered base. Stacked above this are layers of whipped cream, with chocolate sauce artistically drizzled over the entire structure. The sculpture rests on a base that simulates a splatter of dark chocolate sauce, suggesting a playful and dynamic composition. As with much of Oldenburg’s work, the piece exhibits a whimsical and exaggerated scale, capturing the essence of everyday objects and elevating them to the status of fine art.
