Lot 214
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TOM WESSELMANN | Study for Great American Nude #80

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Study for Great American Nude #80
  • signed and dated 1966; signed, titled, dated 1966 and 1972 and variously inscribed on the reverse
  • pencil, liquitex and collage on paper laid down on card box in Plexiglas
  • 13.3 by 18.3 by 3.3 cm. 5 1/4 by 7 1/4 by 1 1/4 in.

Provenance

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the paler areas of flesh have less pink undertones in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All collaged elements are stable. There are a few faint scuffs and abrasions to the Plexiglas. Very close inspection reveals a few tiny specks of media accretion to the paper background. Further very close inspection reveals some faint rub marks and slight discoloration to the extreme overturn edges of the card board box.
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