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Tom Wesselmann

American • 1931-2004

Biography

As a former cartoonist and leading figure of the Pop Art movement, Tom Wesselmann spent many years of his life repurposing popular imagery to produce small to large-scale works that burst with color. Active at a time when artists were moving away from the realism of figurative painting and growing increasingly interested in abstraction, Wesselmann opted for an antithetical approach: He took elements of city life that were both sensual and practical and represented them in a way that mirrored Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol's own methodologies.

Wesselmann considered pop culture objects as exclusively visual elements and incorporated them in his works as pure containers of bold color. This color palette became the foundation for his now-iconic suggestive figurative canvases, often depicting reclining nudes or women's lips balancing a cigarette.

Insights

Wesselmann is best known for his 'Great American Nude' series, in which he represented hyper-sensual women juxtaposed with irreverent settings, political motifs and prosaic objects.
Using the tradition of collage, Wesselmann first presented his work in a New York solo exhibition at Tanager Gallery in 1961.
His work was also included in the 1962 show "The New Realists" at Sidney Janis Gallery, one of the most important presentations of 1960s avant-garde art.

"The challenge for an artist is always to find your own way of doing something."

Past Lots

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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Sunset Nude (VAR. #2)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,510
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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Great American Nude #54
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Bedroom Painting with Tit & Lemon
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
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Tom Wesselmann
Drawing for bedroom painting
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
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141
Tom Wesselmann
Smoker Study #41
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $330,200
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Tom Wesselmann
Double Study for Bedroom Painting #2
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $139,700
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Tom Wesselmann
Two works: (i) Study for Reclining Nude; (ii) Study for Nude Lying Back
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,960
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Tom Wesselmann
Great American Nude Cut Out (W.P.I. P704)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,795
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342
Tom Wesselmann
Monica with Tulips (W.P.I. P8909)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,080
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Tom Wesselmann
Monica Sitting Cross Legged; Rosemary Sitting Up Straight; Monica Sitting, One Leg on the Other; Monica Sitting Against Wall; Monica Sitting, Robe Half Off; Monica Lying on Her Side with Scribbles; and Monica Lying Down, One Arm Up
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
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Tom Wesselmann
Bathtub Collage #5
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Tom Wesselmann
Study for Great American Nude #69
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Tom Wesselmann
Still Life with Four Roses and Pear
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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124
Tom Wesselmann
Big Blonde (W.P.I. P8906)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £11,430
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Tom Wesselmann
Helen Nude (W.P.I. P816)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
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Tom Wesselmann
Country Bouquet (W.P.I. E35)
Estimate $60,000 - 90,000
Sold for $292,100
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Tom Wesselmann
Still Life, from New York Ten (W.P.I. P654)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,905
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120
Tom Wesselmann
Cross Motion II
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
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128
Tom Wesselmann
Study for first face #4
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $114,300
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129
Tom Wesselmann
Mouth Fragment
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $101,600
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158
Tom Wesselmann
Little Still Life #20
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $190,500
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195
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Nude (Study for 7 Objects in a Box)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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196
Tom Wesselmann
Open Ended Nude (Drawing Edition)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
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115
Tom Wesselmann
Delphinium and Daisies (W.P.I. E19)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $184,150
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