Tom Wesselmann’s Pop Odalisque

Published on 05 November 2021, by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker

Auction on 12 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Box 184 - 751 04 Uppsala

The very large format reclining female nude is a recurring theme in the work of Tom Wesselmann, an American painter catapulted to prominence by his series of "Great American Nudes”.

Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004), Stockinged Nude with Fishbowl, 1982, pencil and diluted... Tom Wesselmann’s Pop Odalisque

Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004), Stockinged Nude with Fishbowl, 1982, pencil and diluted Liquitex on rag paper, 102 x 140.5 cm/40.16 x 55.31 in.
Estimate: SEK3/5 M (€300,000/500,000)

Along with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Wesselmann is one of Pop Art’s leading representatives. Like many other American artists of his time, he drew inspiration from the booming retail industry in the 1960s. In opposition to the Abstract Expressionists, Pop artists,…

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