Tom Wesselmann

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

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Description

Tom Wesselmann
Study for Sunset Nude (1960 Judy)
signed; titled and variously inscribed on the reverse
pen and coloured pencil on 100% rag tracing paper
sheet: 14 by 14.8 cm. 5 1/2 by 5 7/8 in.
image: 8 by 8.9 cm. 3 1/8 by 3 1/2 in.
Executed in 2002.

Provenance

Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Catalogue Note

When unframed, there is a small circle drawn below the image which was Wesselmann's symbol to indicate that this study was the one he chose to use the composition in the large painting that resulted. His notation at the bottom “1 of 3 leg positions” confirms there were other studies with variations in the leg positions. For the final painting he used the colors from another study as the final color-study.