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TOM WESSELMANN | Round Three
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Tom Wesselmann
- Round Three
- signed and titled on the aluminum bracket; signed, titled, dated 1997 and variously inscribed on the reverse
- oil on cut-out aluminum with aluminum bracket
- 75 by 79 by 6 1/2 in. 190.5 by 200.7 by 16.5 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. Under extremely close inspection there are some very minute and unobtrusive scratches to the extreme edges of some of the protruding Elements. There are some pinpoint media accretions scattered throughout. Under close inspection, stray media is visible across the surface, most likely from the time of execution and part of the artist's working process.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"When I made the decision in 1959 that I was not going to be an abstract painter; that I was going to be a representational painter [...] I only got started by doing the opposite of everything I loved. And in choosing representational painting, I decided to do, as my subject matter, the history of art. Tom Wesselmann