TOM WESSELMANN (1931-2004)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail1.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail2.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail3.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail4.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail5.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail6.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail7.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail8.jpg)
![TOM WESSELMANN - Bedroom Breast 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.](/Art_Images/Large/tom_wesselmann_bedroom_breast_15869_detail9.jpg)
Provenienz
Privatsammlung, TexasAusstellung
Rom, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Tom Wesselman, 8. Juni - 18. September 2005Literaturhinweise
Ausstellungskatalog, Tom Wesselman, Rom, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, 8. Juni - 18. September 2005Geschichte
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.
Spitzenergebnisse bei Auktionen
![“Great American Nude no. 48” (1963) sold for $10,681,000. 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.](https://www.heatherjames.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Wesselmann_AuctionRecord1.jpg)
"Great American Nude no. 48" (1963) wurde für 10.681.000 $ verkauft.
![“Smoker #9” (1973) sold for $6,761,000. Acryl auf Leinen, 83 x 89 1/2 Zoll. Verkauft bei Christie's New York: 13. Mai 2008.](https://www.heatherjames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wesselmann37613_comp1.jpg)
"Smoker #9" (1973) wurde für 6.761.000 $ verkauft.
![“Smoker #17” (1973) sold for $5,864,000. Öl auf geformter Leinwand, 96 x 131 Zoll. Verkauft bei Sotheby's New York: 15. Mai 2007.](https://www.heatherjames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wesselmann37613_comp2.jpg)
"Smoker #17" (1973) wurde für 5.864.000 $ verkauft.
Vergleichbare Werke bei einer Auktion verkauft
- Der Rekordpreis der Auktion ist auch ein Akt
- Eine Innenraumszene, großformatig wie das Schlafzimmer Breast
- Ein weiteres Beispiel für ein Schlafzimmergemälde
- Vergleichbare Größe wie unsere Schlafzimmerbrust
- Unregelmäßig geformtes, gut ausgeführtes Werk aus den 1960er Jahren
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