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Tom Wesselmann
Double Study for Great American Nude #84, 1966.
Mixed media. Gripflex and pencil, with some col...
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 28,000 - 39,200
348
Tom Wesselmann
Double Study for Great American Nude #84, 1966.
Mixed media. Gripflex and pencil, with some col...
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 28,000 - 39,200
Tom Wesselmann
1931 - 2004
Double Study for Great American Nude #84. 1966.
Mixed media. Gripflex and pencil, with some collage elements.
Signed and dated in the lower right. Dated, titled, and inscribed by a hand other than the artist’s on the reverse. On lightweight cardboard. 35.4 x 27.8 cm (13.9 x 10.9 in), size of sheet. [AH].
• Double Trouble: A beautifull double study that illustrates the artist’s creative process.
• Tom Wesselmann is one of the most famous artists of Pop Art.
• “Great American Nude”: A central and defining series within the artist’s body of work.
• Wesselmann’s nudes are in many international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, as well as the Tate Modern in London.
We are grateful to the Tom Wesselmann Estate for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Rosa and Aaron Esman Collection, USA (acquired from the above)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York (with a label on the reverse of the frame).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2000).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (donated by the above in 2003).
“I'm still in favor of beauty; good, old-fashioned, no-holds-barred beauty.”
Tom Wesselmann, quoted from: John McEwen, Tom Wesselmann. Paintings 1962–1986, exhibition catalog, Mayor Gallery, London 1988, no page
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.30 h +/- 20 min.
1931 - 2004
Double Study for Great American Nude #84. 1966.
Mixed media. Gripflex and pencil, with some collage elements.
Signed and dated in the lower right. Dated, titled, and inscribed by a hand other than the artist’s on the reverse. On lightweight cardboard. 35.4 x 27.8 cm (13.9 x 10.9 in), size of sheet. [AH].
• Double Trouble: A beautifull double study that illustrates the artist’s creative process.
• Tom Wesselmann is one of the most famous artists of Pop Art.
• “Great American Nude”: A central and defining series within the artist’s body of work.
• Wesselmann’s nudes are in many international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, as well as the Tate Modern in London.
We are grateful to the Tom Wesselmann Estate for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Rosa and Aaron Esman Collection, USA (acquired from the above)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York (with a label on the reverse of the frame).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2000).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (donated by the above in 2003).
“I'm still in favor of beauty; good, old-fashioned, no-holds-barred beauty.”
Tom Wesselmann, quoted from: John McEwen, Tom Wesselmann. Paintings 1962–1986, exhibition catalog, Mayor Gallery, London 1988, no page
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.30 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Tom Wesselmann "Double Study for Great American Nude #84"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
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