Lot 217
  • 217

Tom Wesselmann

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Study for Bedroom Painting #1
  • signed, titled and dated 1967 on the overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 by 36 in. 61 by 91.4 cm.

Provenance

Felice Wender, Minneapolis (acquired directly form the artist)
The New Gallery, Cleveland
Private Collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above in 1971)
By descent to the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of some minor wear and handling, particularly along the edges. Faint stretcher marks are visible along the top and bottom of the canvas. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

"Painting, sex, and humor are the most important things in my life." - Tom Wesselmann