Lot 187
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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 / $ 69,600 Sold:
€ 90,300 / $ 104,748 (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.
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.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired in 1999, in family ownership since then).
187
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Great American Nude cut-out, 1966.
Mixed media. Acrylic and pencil on cardboard, m...
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 69,600 Sold:
€ 90,300 / $ 104,748 (incl. surcharge)
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