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 129,495 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 64,791 USD.Tom Wesselmann has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Observer in April 2025. The artist died in 2004.

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

Featured for Sale

Mixed Bouquet with Leger ,1993

By Tom Wesselmann

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Monica Lying Down On Robe ,1990

By Tom Wesselmann

Gallery Art

Curled Up Blue Nude ,2001

By Tom Wesselmann

Christie's New York

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Notable Lots

Smoker #15 ,1974

By Tom Wesselmann

Great American Nude #34 - Tom Wesselmann

Great American Nude #34 ,1962

By Tom Wesselmann

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GREAT AMERICAN NUDE #44 - Tom Wesselmann

GREAT AMERICAN NUDE #44 ,1963

By Tom Wesselmann

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Nude with Bouquet and Stockings - Tom Wesselmann

Nude with Bouquet and Stockings ,1991

By Tom Wesselmann

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Still Life with Lichtenstein and Two Oranges - Tom Wesselmann

Still Life with Lichtenstein and Two Oranges ,1993

By Tom Wesselmann

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Monica with Mondrian ,1989

By Tom Wesselmann

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Recent Auction Results

Mixografia® print, 1998, on handmade paper, signed and numbered 14/50 in pencil, published by Mixografia, Los Angeles, with full margins, framed

By Tom Wesselmann

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Stomach Sunk In Whisky ,1964

By Tom Wesselmann

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Sun In Stomach ,1964

By Tom Wesselmann

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Current Exhibitions

Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture

Saatchi Gallery

London | UK

Feb 12,2025 - May 05,2025

50 Years. Part I

Gallery Ludorff

Düsseldorf | Germany

Apr 04,2025 - Jun 07,2025

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Wichita Art Museum

Wichita | Kansas | USA

Jun 29,2024 - Jun 29,2025

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Articles

Observer 03/04/2025

Early sales suggest Brazil鈥檚 art scene is thriving despite a punitive tax system and global headwinds.

Wallpaper 31/03/2025

In a new exhibition currently on show at Almine Rech in London, Tom Wesselmann challenges the limits of figurative painting.

ArtDaily 26/03/2025

Gagosian announced its participation in Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 with a presentation of new and recent paintings, sculptures, and photographs by a group of international artists.

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Coverage

鈥� .. He is best known for his career-spanning series, 鈥淕reat American Nude,鈥� which featured female figures in intensely saturated interiors... 鈥�
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Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Chelsea

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

鈥� ..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 鈥淎merican Nudes鈥� from the 1960s, Wesselmann鈥檚... 鈥�
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Galerie Gmurzynska, Zürich (Paradeplatz)

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

鈥� ..Widely renowned for their technical and conceptual innovation, Wesselmann first experimented with transposing his vivid drawing practice onto the arguably cold and rigid medium of metal around 1983... 鈥�
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Galerie Gmurzynska, Zürich (Paradeplatz)