TOM WESSELMANN "STILL LIFE W LILLIES & MIXED FRUITS" 1997
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) remains one of the most iconic, collected..and sexy American Pop artists.
During the movement's key years, Wesselmann was ambivalent if not critical of his association with Pop Art. By the mid 1960's he increasingly focused on nudes, which would become his signature subject in his Great American Nudes series. At a time where societal ideas surrounding sexuality and censorship were being challenged, Wesselmann felt the need to address both the historical tradition of the painted nude, and its relevancy and meaning during his era.
Since the beginning of his formal practice, Wesselmann rejected abstraction in favor of more classical modalities: the nude, the still life, and the landscape. This juicy screenprint is a paradigm of Wesselmann's interiors. Rendered in bold forms and uplifting colors, the layered elements somehow blend together seamlessly. The work stands as a clear example of Wesselmann’s mature Pop language, reflecting his sustained engagement with the interior as a site where the figure, consumer imagery, and formality converge with a graphic clarity.
His work is held in numerous institutions globally, including the Abright-Knox, Buffalo; the Art Institute of Chicago; the MoMA and the Whitney, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the National Galerie, Berlin; and the Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi, among others.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto Gallery.
"Still Life with Lillies and Mixed Fruit"
1997-98
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower right
Screenprint in colors on Coventry paper with full margins
Edition: DP III / XXV (outside the edition of 100)
Published by Cooper Square Prints, New York
23"H 29"W (sheet)
32"H 38.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
Original: $12,500.00
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TOM WESSELMANN "STILL LIFE W LILLIES & MIXED FRUITS" 1997
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) remains one of the most iconic, collected..and sexy American Pop artists.
During the movement's key years, Wesselmann was ambivalent if not critical of his association with Pop Art. By the mid 1960's he increasingly focused on nudes, which would become his signature subject in his Great American Nudes series. At a time where societal ideas surrounding sexuality and censorship were being challenged, Wesselmann felt the need to address both the historical tradition of the painted nude, and its relevancy and meaning during his era.
Since the beginning of his formal practice, Wesselmann rejected abstraction in favor of more classical modalities: the nude, the still life, and the landscape. This juicy screenprint is a paradigm of Wesselmann's interiors. Rendered in bold forms and uplifting colors, the layered elements somehow blend together seamlessly. The work stands as a clear example of Wesselmann’s mature Pop language, reflecting his sustained engagement with the interior as a site where the figure, consumer imagery, and formality converge with a graphic clarity.
His work is held in numerous institutions globally, including the Abright-Knox, Buffalo; the Art Institute of Chicago; the MoMA and the Whitney, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the National Galerie, Berlin; and the Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi, among others.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto Gallery.
"Still Life with Lillies and Mixed Fruit"
1997-98
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower right
Screenprint in colors on Coventry paper with full margins
Edition: DP III / XXV (outside the edition of 100)
Published by Cooper Square Prints, New York
23"H 29"W (sheet)
32"H 38.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
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Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) remains one of the most iconic, collected..and sexy American Pop artists.
During the movement's key years, Wesselmann was ambivalent if not critical of his association with Pop Art. By the mid 1960's he increasingly focused on nudes, which would become his signature subject in his Great American Nudes series. At a time where societal ideas surrounding sexuality and censorship were being challenged, Wesselmann felt the need to address both the historical tradition of the painted nude, and its relevancy and meaning during his era.
Since the beginning of his formal practice, Wesselmann rejected abstraction in favor of more classical modalities: the nude, the still life, and the landscape. This juicy screenprint is a paradigm of Wesselmann's interiors. Rendered in bold forms and uplifting colors, the layered elements somehow blend together seamlessly. The work stands as a clear example of Wesselmann’s mature Pop language, reflecting his sustained engagement with the interior as a site where the figure, consumer imagery, and formality converge with a graphic clarity.
His work is held in numerous institutions globally, including the Abright-Knox, Buffalo; the Art Institute of Chicago; the MoMA and the Whitney, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the National Galerie, Berlin; and the Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi, among others.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto Gallery.
"Still Life with Lillies and Mixed Fruit"
1997-98
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower right
Screenprint in colors on Coventry paper with full margins
Edition: DP III / XXV (outside the edition of 100)
Published by Cooper Square Prints, New York
23"H 29"W (sheet)
32"H 38.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
