Tom Wesselmann Art
American, 1931-2004
Thomas K. Wesselmann (February 23, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture. Born on February 23, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio, cartoonist and collagist Tom Wesselmann eventually moved to New York City to become one of the founding figures of the Pop Art movement, making waves with his "Great American Nude" series. He later became well known for his huge canvas paintings of household objects as well as his printmaking and abstract work. He died on December 17, 2004.(Biography provided by Graves International Art)
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Artist: Tom Wesselmann
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UNICEF Bouquet - Tom Wesselmann, Pop Art, Still-life, Print, Screenprint
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours, 1998.
From 'Meine Kindheit - Schmerz und Heilung, UNICEF'.
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100.
Image: 63.5 x 54.5 cm Sheet: 78.8 x 70 cm
Category
1990s Pop Art Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Screen
Still Life with Four Roses and Pear (Blue Pillow) (With Black)
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in London, GB
Tom Wesselmann
Still Life with Four Roses and Pear (Blue Pillow) (With Black) 1968
1993
Alkyd on laser cut steel, filled in
55.9 x 59.7 cms (22 x 23 1/2 ins...
Category
1990s Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Steel
Bedroom Brunette with Irises
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Tom Wesselmann. "Bedroom Brunette with Irises" is a contemporary wall sculpture, oil on cut-out aluminum by Blue Chip, Pop artist Tom Wesselmann. The work is unsigned. This piece was conceived in 1988 and frabricated by Lippincott Sculpture studio in 2004.
Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati Ohio on February 23 1931. He attended college from 1945-1951, first at the Hiram College in Ohio and then the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in psychology. He was drafted during the Korean War in 1952, and it was during this time that Wesselmann did his first cartoons. After he was discharged and had finished in degree in psychology, Wesselmann began to study drawing at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He sold his first cartoon strips to two magazines, 1000 Jokes and True.
In 1956, he was accepted to Cooper Union in New York and he continued his studies there. It was while he was studying in New York, specifically on a trip to the MoMA that Wesselmann became inspired by Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning. In 1958, a landscape painting trip to Cooper Union’s Green Camp in New Jersey brought him to the realization that he could make his career in painting, rather than cartooning.
After graduation, Wesselmann became one of the founding members of the Judson Gallery, along with Marc Ratliff and Jim Dine. Wesselmann also began to teach art at a public school in Brooklyn and later at the High School of Art and Design.
In 1961, Wesselmann began the series that would bring him to the attention of the art world, Great American Nude. After a dream concerning the phrase “red, white and blue”, Wesselmann decided to limit himself to a palette of only those colors (including colors like gold and khaki that are associated with patriotic motifs). This series incorporated representational images along the same patriotic theme, including American landscape photographs and portraits of the founding fathers. Wesselmann often collaged these images from magazines and discarded posters which required him to work in a much larger format than he was used to. As his works became larger and larger he approached advertisers directly to acquire billboards. Wesselmann’s first solo show was held in 1961 at Tanager Gallery. In 1962, Richard Bellamy gave him a one man exhibition at the Green Gallery.
In 1962, Wesselmann participated in the group exhibition “New Realists” at the Sidney Janis Gallery and kicked off his international career. In that same year his first pieces with the title of Still Life, came about. In these works, Wesselmann concentrated on the juxtaposition of different elements, i.e. a cigarette ad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
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Smoker Study
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in London, GB
Tom Wesselmann
Smoker Study
1973
Oil on canvas
20.3 x 24.1 cms (8 x 9.5 ins)
TW5082
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist
Exhibited:
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, So...
Category
1970s Pop Art Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Oil
STILL LIFE CERAMIC
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in New York, NY
ceramic relief sculpture, glazed in colors.
Bold colors.
Edition 186/200
In original wooden box (22 x 24 x 4 3/4")
Category
1980s 85 New Wave Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Glaze, Ceramic
Bedroom Breast (TW-56)
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Tom Wesselmann. "Bedroom Breast" is an oil on cut-out aluminum painting executed in a lush palette primarily of blues, turquoise, peach, pi...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Metal
Smoker #21
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Smoker #21" is a shaped canvas painting by Pop artist Tom Wesselmann. The painting is signed and dated on the overturn edge, "Wesselmann 75".
Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati Ohio on February 23 1931. He attended college from 1945-1951, first at the Hiram College in Ohio and then the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in psychology. He was drafted during the Korean War in 1952, and it was during this time that Wesselmann did his first cartoons. After he was discharged and had finished in degree in psychology, Wesselmann began to study drawing at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He sold his first cartoon strips to two magazines, 1000 Jokes and True.
In 1956, he was accepted to Cooper Union in New York and he continued his studies there. It was while he was studying in New York, specifically on a trip to the MoMA that Wesselmann became inspired by Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning. In 1958, a landscape painting trip to Cooper Union’s Green Camp in New Jersey brought him to the realization that he could make his career in painting, rather than cartooning.
After graduation, Wesselmann became one of the founding members of the Judson Gallery, along with Marc Ratliff and Jim Dine. Wesselmann also began to teach art at a public school in Brooklyn and later at the High School of Art and Design.
In 1961, Wesselmann began the series that would bring him to the attention of the art world, Great American Nude. After a dream concerning the phrase “red, white and blue”, Wesselmann decided to limit himself to a palette of only those colors (including colors like gold and khaki that are associated with patriotic motifs). This series incorporated representational images along the same patriotic theme, including American landscape photographs and portraits of the founding fathers. Wesselmann often collaged these images from magazines and discarded posters which required him to work in a much larger format than he was used to. As his works became larger and larger he approached advertisers directly to acquire billboards. Wesselmann’s first solo show was held in 1961 at Tanager Gallery. In 1962, Richard Bellamy gave him a one man exhibition at the Green Gallery.
In 1962, Wesselmann participated in the group exhibition “New Realists” at the Sidney Janis Gallery and kicked off his international career. In that same year his first pieces with the title of Still Life, came about. In these works, Wesselmann concentrated on the juxtaposition of different elements, i.e. a cigarette ad...
Category
1970s Pop Art Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smoking Cigarette #1
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in New York, NY
Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 23, 1931. He attended Hiram College in Ohio from 1949 to 1951 before entering the University of Cincinnati. In 1953 his studi...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Tom Wesselmann Art
Materials
Etching
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