Lot 127
127
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
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Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)

Study for Bedroom Painting #2

Details
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Study for Bedroom Painting #2
signed, titled and dated 'STUDY FOR BEDROOM PAINTING #2 1967 Wesselmann' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.)
Painted in 1967.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
B.C. Holland Inc., Chicago
Daniel Varenne, Galerie Le Clos De Sierne, Geneva
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Special Notice
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Lot Essay

'I feel naive and I imagine myself lying in bed with my lover, my wife, and I look up and see this beautiful breast, beautiful, hanging there and I become aware of other things around it, and that's all there is to it -- just a visual moment, an intense focus' (Tom Wesselmann).

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