Tom Wesselmann

oil on canvas
26 by 26cm.
Executed in 1972.

Studio of the Artist
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke-Heist
Acquired by the present owner from the above

New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Exhibition of New Paintings by Wesselmann, April - May 1974

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges, including some light hairline craquelure at the pull margins. There is evidence of some surface soiling along the upper edge. There are some light scattered abrasions visible under close inspection. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed. Please note the auction begins at 9:00 am on November 12th.
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"Wesselmann...became less interested in maintaining the integrity of the painting and more interested in the integrity of the image. Rather than making the whole painting as physically intense as possible, it was more a question of making the image as intense as possible." - Slim Stealingworth, Tom Wesselmann, New York, 1980, p. 40