Tom Wesselmann

American | 1931 - 2004

Tom Wesselmann was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1931. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Saatchi Gallery in London. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sotheby's Paris have featured Tom Wesselmann's work in the past.Tom Wesselmann's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 4 USD to 10,681,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 10,681,000 USD for Great American Nude No. 48, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2008. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 143,945 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 59,198 USD.Tom Wesselmann has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, ArtLyst and FAD Magazine. The most recent article is The Winter Show Returns with an Encyclopedic Presentation and Its Signature Timeless Flair written for Observer in January 2025. The artist died in 2004.

Artist's alternative names: T. Wesselman, Thomas K. Wesselmann, Tom Wesselman

Featured for Sale

Steel drawing edition / Monica lying on her back

By Tom Wesselmann

Galerie Thalberg

Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray ,1985

By Tom Wesselmann

Phillips London

Provenance:

By Tom Wesselmann

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Smoker #22 ,1975

By Tom Wesselmann

Mouth #14 (Marilyn) ,1967

By Tom Wesselmann

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Smoker #15 ,1974

By Tom Wesselmann

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Upcoming Lots

Judy with black hat ,1997

By Tom Wesselmann

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray - Tom Wesselmann

Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray ,1985

By Tom Wesselmann

Phillips London

Study for Seascape #17 ,1966

By Tom Wesselmann

Christie's London

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Provenance:

By Tom Wesselmann

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

Provenance:

By Tom Wesselmann

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

Provenance:

By Tom Wesselmann

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

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Recent Auction Results

Pink Nude ,2000

By Tom Wesselmann

+159%

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Grisebach

The Great American Nude - Tom Wesselmann

The Great American Nude ,1968

By Tom Wesselmann

Yann le Mouel

Life at a Cent

By Tom Wesselmann

Yann le Mouel

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Current Exhibitions

Bright & Bold: A Celebration of Pop Art

David Benrimon Fine Art

Midtown | New York | USA

Jan 30,2025 - Feb 28,2025

Found Objects: Prints and Multiples from the 1960s

Cristea Roberts Gallery

St. James's | London | UK

Jan 30,2025 - Mar 08,2025

Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture

Saatchi Gallery

London | UK

Feb 12,2025 - May 05,2025

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Articles

The Winter Show Returns with an Encyclopedic Presentation and Its Signature Timeless Flair

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Coverage

“ .. He is best known for his career-spanning series, “Great American Nude,” which featured female figures in intensely saturated interiors... ”
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Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Chelsea

“ ..Wesselmann's choices of subject matter - nude, still life, landscape - are universally recognisable classical themes from the canon of art history... ”
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Cristea Roberts Gallery

“ ..g time and again been at the forefront in reconfiguring the latest technologies to serve his own artistic goals, such as the vacuum-formed plastic paintings “American Nudes” from the 1960s, Wesselmann’s... ”
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Galerie Gmurzynska, Zürich (Paradeplatz)

“ ..Wesselmann once said, “the challenge for an artist is always to find your own way of doing something.” Wesselmann’s innovative fusion of drawing and steel set him apart and created an eternal legacy... ”
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David Benrimon Fine Art

“ ..Within an intentionally limited scope of subject matter, Wesselmann crafted an innovative body of work that evolved constantly... ”
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Cincinnati Art Museum