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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Metal Compote and Fruit, 1985.
Liquitex-Acrylic paint over pencil on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 29,500 Sold:
€ 31,750 / $ 37,465 (incl. surcharge)
Study for Metal Compote and Fruit. 1985.
Liquitex-Acrylic paint over pencil on cardboard.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed by Claire Wesselmann on the reverse, as well as with the work number "D 85117". 34.5 x 39.8 cm (13.5 x 15.6 in), size of sheet. [SM/CH].
• Wesselmann transforms a classic still life into a vibrant pop art eye-catcher with his characteristic graphic-linear style.
The same year, he created the "Still Life with Fuji Chrisanthemums (double Layer)" steel cut, which features our motif.
• Alongside Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, Wesselmann is one of the most important protagonists of American Pop Art.
• Until February 24, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, pays tribute to him with the comprehensive exhibition “Pop Forever. Tom Wesselmann & ..”, in which over 150 works by Wesselmann and around 70 works by another 35 artists from the Pop Art circle are on display.
The work is registered in the Wesselmann Studio Archive, New York.
PROVENANCE: Estate Tom Wesselmann, New York.
Galerie Thomas, Munich (directly from the above, with the label on the frame cover).
Private collection (acquired directly from the above).
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (inherited from the above).
Private collection, Berlin (acquired from the above).
Liquitex-Acrylic paint over pencil on cardboard.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed by Claire Wesselmann on the reverse, as well as with the work number "D 85117". 34.5 x 39.8 cm (13.5 x 15.6 in), size of sheet. [SM/CH].
• Wesselmann transforms a classic still life into a vibrant pop art eye-catcher with his characteristic graphic-linear style.
The same year, he created the "Still Life with Fuji Chrisanthemums (double Layer)" steel cut, which features our motif.
• Alongside Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, Wesselmann is one of the most important protagonists of American Pop Art.
• Until February 24, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, pays tribute to him with the comprehensive exhibition “Pop Forever. Tom Wesselmann & ..”, in which over 150 works by Wesselmann and around 70 works by another 35 artists from the Pop Art circle are on display.
The work is registered in the Wesselmann Studio Archive, New York.
PROVENANCE: Estate Tom Wesselmann, New York.
Galerie Thomas, Munich (directly from the above, with the label on the frame cover).
Private collection (acquired directly from the above).
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (inherited from the above).
Private collection, Berlin (acquired from the above).
374
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Metal Compote and Fruit, 1985.
Liquitex-Acrylic paint over pencil on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 29,500 Sold:
€ 31,750 / $ 37,465 (incl. surcharge)
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