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TOM WESSELMANN | Still Life #54

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Tom Wesselmann
  • Still Life #54
  • signed, partially titled, dated 1965 and numbered 2/4 on the reverse
  • grip flex paint on uvex plastic
  • 47 7/8 by 59 3/8 by 5 in. 121.6 by 150.8 by 12.7 cm.

Provenance

Galerie IIeana Sonnabend, Paris
Gunter Sachs, Gstaad (acquired from the above in 1969)
Sotheby's, London, 22 May 2012, Lot 3
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Leipzig, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Gunter Sachs, 2008, p. 60, illustrated in color (erroneously titled)
Moscow, Museum Tsaritsyno, Gunter Sachs, 2009

Literature

Thomas Buchsteiner & Otto Letze, Tom Wesselmann 1959-1993, Ostfildern 1994, n.p., no. 27, illustrated in color
Sam Hunter, Tom Wesselmann, Barcelona 1995, p. 12, no. 7, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Gunter Sachs - Retrospektive, 2003, n.p., illustrated in color
Gunter Sachs, Mein Leben, Munich 2005, p. 384, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are a few scattered, very faint, hairline surface scratches and a very slight undulation to the surface at the top left in the blue area. Under close inspection, there are a few, scattered very minor surface accretions. Under very close inspection, there are a couple of minor repairs to the cracks above and beneath the shelf component at the right corners as well as a few stable, very minor cracks to the top left corner of the shelf component. Under very close inspection, there is a slight discoloration to the sheen at the lower left area of the work that has likely benefitted from previous restoration. Framed.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

“...the contrast between organic and inorganic is undercut not just by the identical color of the two items but also by the fact that both have been estranged from their ordinary circumstances: the radio will not switch on, the apple will never decay.” Tom Wesselmann