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Tom Wesselmann American, 1931-2004
Study for Bedroom Nude, 1985Pencil and liquitex on Bristol board26 x 52.1 cm
10.4 x 20.5 inchSigned, titled and inscribed by Claire Wesselmann, (Executor of The Estate of Tom Wesselmann)
D8553 STUDY FOR BEDROOM NUDE (FOLDING SCREEN), THE ESTATE OF TOM WESSELMANN, Claire Wesselmann, EXECUTOR" on the reverseCopyright the Estate of Tom WesselmannFor many years, drawing, especially from the nude, was a desperate attempt to capture something significant of the beauty of the women I was confronted with...it was always frustrating because...For many years, drawing, especially from the nude, was a desperate attempt to capture something significant of the beauty of the women I was confronted with...it was always frustrating because the beauty of the woman was so elusive.”
— Tom Wesselmann
Provenance
The Estate of Tom Wesselmann
Private Collection, New York, USA
Acquired from the above by the previous ownerLiterature
This work will be included in the Tom Wesselmann Digital Corpus and the forthcoming Tom Wesselmann Digital Catalogue Raisonné, both published by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute
