Tom Wesselmann

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York 
Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach
Private Collection 

Slim Stealingworth, Tom Wesselmann, New York 1980, p. 278, illustrated in color 

This work is in very good condition overall. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There are two pinpoint spots of loss in the black area just above the figure’s chin. Under very close inspection, there is a pinpoint brown spot accretion visible in the left white margin just left of the bottom of the upper yellow area. The edges of the sheet are deckled and obscured by the top mat. There is light evidence of wear and handling along the edges including several media accretions from the time of execution around the white boarder obscured by the top mat. The sheet is hinged verso intermittently along top edge of the sheet to the mat. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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“At first glance, my pictures seem well behaved, as if—that is a still life, O.K. But these things have such crazy give-and-take that I feel they get really very wild.” Tom Wesselmann