Lot 137
  • 137

Tom Wesselmann

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Study for Sunset Nude (variation #5)
  • signed and dated 02; titled and dated 2002 on the reverse
  • ink and coloured pencil on rag paper
  • image: 7 by 8.3cm.; 2 3/4 by 3 1/4 in.
  • sheet: 13.2 by 17.6cm.; 5 1/8 by 6 7/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Cologne
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, Cologne, Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Tom Wesselmann, Drawings 2002-2004, 2005, p. 6, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the colours are bright and more vibrant in the original, with the red tending more towards cherry red and the pink tending more towards a light salmon. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Executed on 100% RAG tracing paper and secured hinged in the top two corners to the backing board.
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