Lot 81
81
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)

Delphinium and Daisies

Details
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Delphinium and Daisies
signed and numbered 'Wesselmann 10/25' (on the reverse)
alkyd on laser-cut steel
51 ¾ x 15 1/8 in. (129.5 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1989-1992. This work is number ten from an edition of twenty-five plus six artist's proofs.
Provenance
Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Andipa Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2009
Literature
E. Ehret, "Moderne Kunst," Weltkunst, vol. 69, nos. 11-15, October 1999, p. 1863.
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Galerie Kaess-Weiss, Tom Wesselmann, June-July 1999 (another example exhibited).
Princeton University Art Museum, Pop Art: Contemporary Perspectives, March-April 2007, p. 154 (another example exhibited).
Cologne, Galerie Klaus Benden, Tom Wesselmann: Flowers, October-December 2010, pp. 74-75 (another example illustrated and exhibited).
New York, Acquavella Galleries, The Pop Object: The Still Life Tradition in Pop Art, April-May 2013, pp. 118-119 and 250, no. 35 (another example illustrated and exhibited).
New York, David Benrimon Fine Art, Wesselmann: Steelcuts, May-June 2019, p. 21 (another example illustrated and exhibited).

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Lot Essay


“My original idea, that began the cut-outs, was to preserve the process and immediacy of my drawings from life, complete with the false lines and errors, and realize them in steel. It was as though the lines had been miraculously drawn in steel.”
Tom Wesselmann

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