Lot 31
  • 31

Tom Wesselmann

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Embossed Nude #3
  • signed, dated 68 and numbered #2
  • liquitex and pencil on embossed paper
  • Sheet: 15 by 18 in. 38.1 by 45.7 cm.
  • Executed in 1968, this work is number 2 from an edition of 15 plus 2 artist's proofs, each a unique variation.

Provenance

Private Collection, Los Angeles
Private Collection, New York

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The sheet is held to the backing board with photo corners and is embossed. There is pale time staining along the extreme top and right edges of the sheet, not visible when framed. All four edges of the sheet are deckled. There are two pinhole surface soiling marks at the lower center edge not visible when framed. Framed under glass.
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