Lot 303
  • 303

Tom Wesselmann

Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Study for Helen Nude
  • signed, titled and dated 1981 on the overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 1/2 by 25 1/4 in. 62.2 by 64.1 cm.

Provenance

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
The Matsuda Collection, Tokyo

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is stable cracking along the pull margins. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work. There is no evidence of restoration under UV light. Framed in a natural wood frame with gold face, the edges are taped.
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Catalogue Note

The present work is the final study for the screenprint Helen Nude published in 1981 by Transworld Art, New York.