- 167
Tom Wesselmann
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Tom Wesselmann
- Great American Nude #61
- Signed Wesselmann and titled GAN #61 and dated 65 and inscribed repainted 1968 (on the reverse)
- Liquitex and acrylic on shaped novaply panel
- 36 3/4 by 36 in.; 93.4 by 91.4 cm
- Painted in 1965-1968. Please note that in the print catalogue for this sale, this lot appears as number 167T.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis
Mary Louise Fraser, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 1979, lot 112)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis
Mary Louise Fraser, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 1979, lot 112)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, New Paintings by Tom Wesselmann, May - June 1966, cat. no. 1
Minneapolis, Dayton's Gallery 12; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tom Wesselmann, March - July 1968
West Palm Beach, Norton Gallery & School of Art, Extended Loan, May - September 1990
Minneapolis, Dayton's Gallery 12; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tom Wesselmann, March - July 1968
West Palm Beach, Norton Gallery & School of Art, Extended Loan, May - September 1990
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges including some light but visible handling marks along the edges with pinpoint areas of loss at the upper and lower left corners and a small loss to the panel at the left corner of the figures arm that is only viewable when examined from the side. There are two horizontal pencil marks in the center of the figure. Under very close inspection and raking light, some light, clear drip accretions are visible. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, some areas fluoresce lightly and appear to be the result of the artist's repainting the work in 1968 as written on the reverse. There does not appear to be any evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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
"[Wesselmann's] brilliant, sensual style and concentration on erotic subject matter, so shocking a few years ago, already have taken on a remarkably 'classic' look. Certainly he has done much to reinstate the nude as a subject for serious modern art. And his lush...forms, infused with Pop literalism, have helped establish a uniquely American way of painting that is at once formal, figurative and plain fun." "Tom Wesselmann: Pleasure Painter," Avant Garde, November 1968