Lot 172
  • 172

Tom Wesselmann

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Stockinged Nude #9 (Green Stockings Blonde)
  • signed, dated 80 and numbered #9

  • pencil and thinned liquitex on rag board

  • 8 by 18 5/8 in. 20.3 by 47.5 cm.

Provenance

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1983

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of slight discoloration at the edges and corners of the sheet. There are pinpoint spot accretions on the surface of the sheet which appear inherent to the artist's working method. The work is adhered verso to the matte. Framed under Plexiglas.
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Catalogue Note

This work is number 9 from a series of 26 hand painted drawings each with different color combinations of hair, skin and stockings.