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TOM WESSELMANN (1931-2004)

 
Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.   Tom Wesselmann was a leader of the Pop Art movement. He is best remembered for large-scale works, including his Great American Nude series, in which Wesselmann combined sensual imagery with everyday objects depicted in bold and vibrant colors. As he developed in his practice, Wesselmann grew beyond the traditional canvas format and began creating shaped canvases and aluminum cut-outs that often functioned as sculptural drawings. Continuing his interest in playing with scale, Wesselmann began focusing more closely on the body parts that make up his nudes. He created his Mouth series and his Bedroom series in which particular elements, rather than the entire sitter, become the focus.<br> <br>Bedroom Breast (2004) combines these techniques, using vivid hues painted on cut-out aluminum. The work was a special commission for a private collector's residence, and the idea of a bedroom breast piece in oil on 3-D cut-out aluminum was one Wesselmann had been working with for many years prior to this work's creation. The current owner of the piece believed in Wesselmann's vision and loved the idea of bringing the subject to his home.<br><br>It's one of, if not the last, piece Wesselmann completed before he passed away. The present work is the only piece of its kind - there has never been an oil on aluminum in 3D at this scale or of this iconography.  
Schlafzimmer-Brust200480 x 76 x 10 in.(203,2 x 193,04 x 25,4 cm) Öl auf ausgeschnittenem Aluminium
Provenienz
Privatsammlung, Texas
Ausstellung
Rom, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Tom Wesselman, 8. Juni - 18. September 2005
Literaturhinweise
Ausstellungskatalog, Tom Wesselman, Rom, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, 8. Juni - 18. September 2005
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"Ich merke, dass ich manchmal so aufgeregt bin, wenn ich arbeite, vor allem, wenn ich neue Ideen habe; ich bin so aufgeregt, dass ich mich unwohl fühle. Es fühlt sich fast gefährlich an, als würde ich mit etwas Gefährlichem flirten. " - Tom Wesselmann

Geschichte

Tom Wesselmann war ein führender Vertreter der Pop-Art-Bewegung. Er ist vor allem für seine großformatigen Werke bekannt, darunter seine Serie Great American Nude, in der Wesselmann sinnliche Bilder mit Alltagsgegenständen in kräftigen und leuchtenden Farben kombinierte. Im Laufe seiner künstlerischen Entwicklung wuchs Wesselmann über das traditionelle Leinwandformat hinaus und begann, geformte Leinwände und Aluminiumausschnitte zu schaffen, die oft wie skulpturale Zeichnungen wirkten. Indem er sein Interesse am Spiel mit dem Maßstab fortsetzte, begann Wesselmann, sich stärker auf die Körperteile zu konzentrieren, aus denen seine Aktbilder bestehen. Er schuf seine Serien Mouth und Bedroom, in denen bestimmte Elemente und nicht der gesamte Porträtierte im Mittelpunkt stehen.

 

Schlafzimmer-Brust (2004) kombiniert diese Techniken mit lebhaften Farbtönen auf ausgeschnittenem Aluminium. Das Werk war ein spezieller Auftrag für die Residenz eines privaten Sammlers, und die Idee einer Schlafzimmerbrust in Öl auf 3-D-Aluminiumausschnitten war eine, mit der sich Wesselmann schon viele Jahre vor der Entstehung dieses Werks beschäftigt hatte. Der jetzige Besitzer des Werks glaubte an Wesselmanns Vision und war begeistert von der Idee, das Thema in sein Haus zu holen.

 

Es ist eines der, wenn nicht sogar das letzte Werk, das Wesselmann vor seinem Tod vollendete. Das vorliegende Werk ist das einzige seiner Art - noch nie gab es ein Öl auf Aluminium in 3D in diesem Maßstab oder mit dieser Ikonografie.  

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    Tom Wesselmann schafft "Schlafzimmerbrust" (1967)
  • Studie für Schlafzimmerbrust
    Tom Wesselmann "Study for Bedroom Breast" (1967), Bleistift und Malerei auf Papier, 4 x 3 3/4 Zoll.
  • Maquette für Schlafzimmerbrust
    Tom Wesselmann "Study for Bedroom Breast" (1967), Liquitex auf Bristolkarton, 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 Zoll.
"Viele Jahre lang war das Zeichnen, insbesondere von Akten, ein verzweifelter Versuch, etwas von der Schönheit der Frau, mit der ich konfrontiert war, einzufangen. Das war immer frustrierend, weil die Schönheit der Frau so schwer fassbar ist." - Tom Wesselmann

Spitzenergebnisse bei Auktionen

Öl und Collage auf Leinwand, Acryl und Collage auf Karton, emaillierter Heizkörper und Assemblage, 84 x 106 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 14. Mai 2008.

"Great American Nude no. 48" (1963) wurde für 10.681.000 $ verkauft.

Öl und Collage auf Leinwand, Acryl und Collage auf Karton, emaillierter Heizkörper und Assemblage, 84 x 106 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 14. Mai 2008.
Acryl auf Leinen, 83 x 89 1/2 Zoll. Verkauft bei Christie's New York: 13. Mai 2008.

"Smoker #9" (1973) wurde für 6.761.000 $ verkauft.

Acryl auf Leinen, 83 x 89 1/2 Zoll. Verkauft bei Christie's New York: 13. Mai 2008.
Öl auf geformter Leinwand, 96 x 131 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 15. Mai 2007.

"Smoker #17" (1973) wurde für 5.864.000 $ verkauft.

Öl auf geformter Leinwand, 96 x 131 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 15. Mai 2007.

Vergleichbare Werke bei einer Auktion verkauft

"Great American Nude no. 48" (1963), Öl und Collage auf Leinwand, Acryl und Collage auf Karton, emaillierter Heizkörper und Assemblage, 84 x 106 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 14. Mai 2008 für 10.681.000 $.
  • Der Rekordpreis der Auktion ist auch ein Akt
  • Eine Innenraumszene, großformatig wie das Schlafzimmer Breast
"Raucher Nr. 17" (1973), Öl auf geformter Leinwand, 96 x 131 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 15. Mai 2007 für 5.864.000 $.
  • Ein weiteres Beispiel für ein starkes Ergebnis für einen Wesselmann-Akt

"Schlafzimmer-Gemälde Nr. 1 (1967), Öl auf geformter Leinwand, 68 1/2 x 96 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's London: 01. Juli 2008 für 4.099.800 $.
  • Ein weiteres Beispiel für ein Schlafzimmergemälde
  • Vergleichbare Größe wie unsere Schlafzimmerbrust
  • Unregelmäßig geformtes, gut ausgeführtes Werk aus den 1960er Jahren
"Großer amerikanischer Akt Nr. 21" (1961), Mischtechnik auf Karton, 60 x 48 Zoll. Verkauft bei Christie's New York: 11. Mai 2011 für 3.330.500 $.
  • Ein weiteres Beispiel für ein starkes Ergebnis für einen Wesselmann-Akt
  • Großer Maßstab, wie Schlafzimmer-Brust

Ähnliche Werke in Museumssammlungen

Das Museum für Moderne Kunst, New York

"Great American Nude #75" (1965), bemalter geformter Kunststoff und Beleuchtungskörper, 48 x 54 x 5 Zoll.

Das Whitney Museum für amerikanische Kunst, New York

"Großer amerikanischer Akt Nr. 57 (1964), Acryl und Öl auf Papier und Kompositionskarton, 48 x 65 cm.

Crystal Bridges Museum für amerikanische Kunst, Arkansas

"Raucher #9" (1973) Acryl auf Leinen, 83 x 89 1/2 Zoll.

Cranbrook-Kunstmuseum, Michigan

"Raucher #18" (1975), Öl auf Leinwand, 89 3/4 x 91 3/4 Zoll.
"Ich stelle Akte nicht aus soziologischen, kulturellen oder emotionalen Absichten heraus dar. Meine einzige Absicht ist es, immer wieder neue Wege zu finden, um aus der Situation des traditionellen Aktes spannende Bilder zu machen." - Tom Wesselmann

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