Property from the Foundation Mireille and James Lévy
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Large Study for Smoker #5 (Mouth #19)
Details
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Large Study for Smoker #5 (Mouth #19)
signed and dated 'Wesselmannn 69' (lower right); signed again and dated again 'Wesselmann 1969' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
35 x 31 in. (88.9 x 78.7 cm.)
Painted in 1969.
Large Study for Smoker #5 (Mouth #19)
signed and dated 'Wesselmannn 69' (lower right); signed again and dated again 'Wesselmann 1969' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
35 x 31 in. (88.9 x 78.7 cm.)
Painted in 1969.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Mrs. H. Chester-Beatty, London
Her sale; Sotheby's, New York, 31 October 1984, lot 145
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Mrs. H. Chester-Beatty, London
Her sale; Sotheby's, New York, 31 October 1984, lot 145
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
M. Weber, "Metropolitan Life: Highlighting a New York Collection," Architectural Digest, March 1987, p. 107 (installation view illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, New Work by Wesselmann, April-May 1970.
Brought to you by
Emily Kaplan