Lot 164
  • 164

Tom Wesselmann

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Red Wall with Blanket Nude
  • signed and dated 60; titled and dated 1960 on the reverse
  • pencil, acrylic, fabric and paper collage on cardboard
  • 9 by 12 in. 22.9 by 30.5 cm.

Provenance

Picture Lending Library at Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo (acquired directly from the artist)
Leslie and Tom Freudenheim, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Washington, D.C. (acquired by descent)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The collaged elements are stable and secure. There is light evidence of wear and handling, particularly at the extreme edges where there are small spots of discoloration from previous mattes. The work is laid into the matte and framed under Plexiglas.
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