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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Great American Nude cut-out, 1966.
Mixed media. Acrylic and pencil on cardboard, m...
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 69,000 Sold:
€ 90,300 / $ 103,844 (incl. surcharge)
187
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Great American Nude cut-out, 1966.
Mixed media. Acrylic and pencil on cardboard, m...
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 69,000 Sold:
€ 90,300 / $ 103,844 (incl. surcharge)
Tom Wesselmann
1931 - 2004
Study for Great American Nude cut-out. 1966.
Mixed media. Acrylic and pencil on cardboard, mounted on black cardboard.
63.5 x 57 cm (25 x 22.4 in).
[KT].
• Iconic theme from the famous series “Great American Nude”, a central body of work in Tom Wesselmann's oeuvre, which had a decisive influence on American Pop Art in the 1960s.
• Combination of cut-out and painting, showcasing Wesselmann's unmistakable aesthetics of sensuality and formal reduction.
• Alongside Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, Wesselmann was one of the most important protagonists of American Pop Art.
• Similar nudes by the artist can be found in the collections of MoMA, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and Tate Modern, London.
Please note that this work will be included in the Tom Wesselmann Digital Catalogue Raisonné Project published by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute under the reference number "twe295".
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired in 1999, in family ownership since then).
1931 - 2004
Study for Great American Nude cut-out. 1966.
Mixed media. Acrylic and pencil on cardboard, mounted on black cardboard.
63.5 x 57 cm (25 x 22.4 in).
[KT].
• Iconic theme from the famous series “Great American Nude”, a central body of work in Tom Wesselmann's oeuvre, which had a decisive influence on American Pop Art in the 1960s.
• Combination of cut-out and painting, showcasing Wesselmann's unmistakable aesthetics of sensuality and formal reduction.
• Alongside Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, Wesselmann was one of the most important protagonists of American Pop Art.
• Similar nudes by the artist can be found in the collections of MoMA, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and Tate Modern, London.
Please note that this work will be included in the Tom Wesselmann Digital Catalogue Raisonné Project published by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute under the reference number "twe295".
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired in 1999, in family ownership since then).
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