Tom Wesselmann

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Works of art

Tom Wesselmann, "Bedroom Face with Orange Wallpaper", Registration number P8701

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Bedroom Face with Orange Wallpaper"

Farbsiebdruck auf Büttenpapier 1987

149,2 x 164,2 cm, Abb. 119 x 133,5 cm

sign. dat. bez.

Auflage 127 Exemplare

Registration number P8701

[27169]

Tom Wesselmann, "Fast Sketch Still Life with Abstract Painting", Registration number P8907

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Fast Sketch Still Life with Abstract Painting"

Farbsiebdruck auf 4-ply museum board 1989

144,5 x 213,5 cm, Abb. 122 x 188 cm

sign. num. bez.

Auflage 127 Exemplare

Registration number P8907

[27172]

Tom Wesselmann, "Monica with Tulips", Registration number P8909

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Monica with Tulips"

Farbsiebdruck auf Museumskarton 1989

113,2 x 136 cm, Abb. 91,5 x 114,3 cm

sign. num. bez.

Auflage 127 Exemplare

Registration number P8909

[27176]

Tom Wesselmann, "Nude and Mirror", Registration number P9012

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Nude and Mirror"

Siebdruck auf Museumskarton 1990

147,3 x 167,6 cm, Abb. 116,8 x 122 cm

sign. num.

Auflage 130 Exemplare

Registration number P9012

[27177]

Tom Wesselmann, "Jeannie's Backyard", Registration number P9013

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Jeannie's Backyard"

Siebdruck auf Museumskarton 1990

150 x 185 cm, Abb. 137 x 162 cm

sign. num.

Auflage 130 Exemplare

Registration number P9013

[27173]

Tom Wesselmann, "Monica Sitting, One Leg on the Other", Registration number P90L06

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Monica Sitting, One Leg on the Other"

Lithographie auf Rives 1990

89,5 x 128,5 cm, Abb. 77,5 x 115,5 cm

sign. num. bez.

Auflage 42 Exemplare

Registration number P90L06

[27175]

Tom Wesselmann, "Scribble Version of Still Life #58", Registration number P9124

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Scribble Version of Still Life #58"

Farbsiebdruck auf Museumskarton 1991/92

135,9 x 165,4 cm, Abb. 106,7 x 128,3 cm

sign. num.

Auflage 120 Exemplare

Registration number P9124

[27178]

Tom Wesselmann, "Claire Sitting with Robe Half Off (Vivienne)", Registration number P9329

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Claire Sitting with Robe Half Off (Vivienne)"

Farbsiebdruck auf Museumskarton 1993

154,9 x 121,9 cm, Abb. 129,5 x 96,5 cm

sign. num. bez.

Auflage 120 Exemplare

Registration number P9329

[27171]

Tom Wesselmann, "Still Life with Matisse and Johns", Registration number P9331

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Still Life with Matisse and Johns"

Farbsiebdruck auf Museumskarton 1993

115,6 x 149,9 cm, Abb. 91,4 x 127 cm

sign. num.

Auflage 120 Exemplare

Registration number P9331

[27179]

Tom Wesselmann, "Judy with Black Hat", Registration number P972

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Judy with Black Hat"

Farbsiebdruck auf Büttenpapier 1997

121,3 x 101 cm, Abb. 99,7 x 84,5 cm

sign. num. bez.

Auflage 94 Exemplare

Registration number P972

[27174]

Tom Wesselmann, "Big Bedroom Blonde", Registration number P973

Tom Wesselmann

(Cincinnati 1931 - 2004 New York)

"Big Bedroom Blonde"

Farbsiebdruck auf Büttenpapier 1997

106,7 x 124,5 cm, Abb. 89 x 106,7 cm

sign. num.

Auflage 110 Exemplare

Registration number P973

[27170]


Biography

Tom Wesselmann

Together with Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann (Cincinnati, Ohio 1931–2004 New York City) became one of the most important representatives of American Pop Art. His leitmotifs were the still life and the female nude in sexual provocation.

His American Nudes (since 1961) are famous. Nudes or at times just faces can be seen in bedroom or bathroom interiors. The early phase of an ornamentally conceived corporeality, strongly inspired by Matisse, was followed in 1962 and 1965 by realistic female nudes from magazines and billboards, partly revised and partly appropriated in full as collages.

Characteristic of his nudes is the promising pose of the women, who seem to offer themselves just as uninhibitedly as a can of beer or a box of cornflakes and signal their willingness to surrender. As a rule, they consist only of flesh-coloured body silhouettes, the bright red kissing mouth, nipples, white teeth, and strikingly emphasised sexual characteristics.

The large-format Great American Nudes, of which No. 98 is part of the collection of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, can also be seen in The Museum of Modern Art and other major museums worldwide.


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