Unique works from the Stockinged Nude series: 26 hand-painted works, each with different colour combinations of hair, skin and stockings.
Tom Wesselmann
Nude with Bouquet and Stockings (Variation #7), c. 1985
Enamel on laser-cut steel
33 1/4 by 86 in. 84.4 by 218.4 cm.
Sold for 262,500 USD in September 2017
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Tom Wesselmann, (1931-2004)
Reclining Stockinged Nude (Brunette with Red Stockings)
Oil on canvas on plywood
19.0 x 36.0 (cm), 7.5 x 14.2 (inch)
Private collection
Tom Wesselmann, (1931-2004)
Stockinged Nude #2
Thinned liquitex and graphite on 100% rag paper
8 x 18 1/2 in. (20.3 x 47 cm.)
Private collection
Sod for USD 113,400 in Sep 2022
Tom Wesselmann, (1931-2004)
Stockinged Nude #4
Thinned liquitex and graphite on 100% rag paper
8 x 18 1/2 in. (20.3 x 47 cm.)
Private collection
Wesselmann’s depersonalised treatment of the subject matter and the depersonalisation of the female body resulted in a new critical interpretation of the female nude. The artist deconstructs the male gaze and stereotype of the nude that has been part of our visual tradition for so long by making use of abstraction, cut-outs, an exuberant colour palette, the exclusion of the facial features like the eyes, and nose and underlining the sexual features. These techniques enable Wesselmann to question and challenge the traditional stereotype of the nude which leads to a portrayal of women that have regained power over their own bodies. Their beauty is no longer idealised, and their pose promotes no longer sexual availability. More on this painting
Tom Wesselmann
Reclining Stockinged Nude #6, c. 1982
Oil on canvas, laid on shaped board
29 1/2 x 51 1/4 in. (74.9 x 130.2 cm)
Private collection
Sold for $662,500 in May 2012
Tom Wesselmann, (1931-2004)
Stockinged Nude #7, c. 1980
Liquitex and graphite on paperboard
8 x 18 ¾ in. (20.3 x 47.6 cm.)
Private collection
Sold for USD 68,750 in Mar 2020
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Tom Wesselmann
Stockinged Nude #9 (Green Stockings Blonde), c. 1980
Pencil and thinned liquitex on rag board
8 by 18 5/8 in. 20.3 by 47.5 cm.
Private collection
Tom Wesselmann, (1931-2004)
Stockinged Nude #14, c. 1980
Thinned liquitex and pencil on ragboard
20.4 x 47.7 cm: 8 1/16 x 18 13/16 in.
Private collection
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004)
Stockinged Nude with Fishbowl , c. 1982
Pencil and thinned liquitex on rag paper
102 x 140.5 cm. (40.2 x 55.3 in.)
Tom Wesselmann, American (1931 - 2004)
Reclining Stockinged Nude, c. 1984
Poster
Size: 26.25 x 38 in. (66.68 x 96.52 cm)
Private collection
Attempting to separate himself from the Abstract Expressionist movement embraced by his artistic forbearers, Wesselmann turned to the traditional theme of the female nude. Far from the coquettishly-posed women historically portrayed in the genre, the woman depicted in Stockinged Nude #7 is forthright and altogether frank in her nakedness. The cropping, just above her stockinged knees and at her left elbow, creates an up-close and personal perspective granting the viewer access to an intensely intimate moment of pleasurable repose. Although he insisted he was unconcerned with the motives underlying the Pop movement, Wesselmann’s works seamlessly blend commercialism and voyeurism, transforming the body into an object for consumption. Matter-of-fact and honest in his approach, his depictions of female nudes ultimately celebrate the flourishing sexual liberation of woman of the time and glorify the female body for its elusive beauty. More on this painting
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Open Ended Nude #163, c. 1987
Liquitex and graphite on paperboard
3 5/8 x 9 in. (9.2 x 22.8 cm.)
Private collection
Sold for USD 40,000 in Nov 2012
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004)
Red Stocking Nude, c. 1991
Silkscreen
26×39
Tom Wesselmann (1931–2004) was one of
the leading American Pop artists of the 1960s. Departing from Abstract
Expressionism, he explored classical representations of the nude, still life,
and landscape, while incorporating everyday objects and advertising ephemera.
Wesselmann was drafted into the US Army in 1952, two years into the
Korean War. During his military service, he learned—then taught—aerial photography
interpretation, and began to draw cartoons about his experiences. Upon his
return to his hometown of Cincinnati, he completed a BA in psychology at the
University of Cincinnati and began taking classes at the Art Academy of
Cincinnati. In fall 1956, he moved to New York City to study art at the Cooper
Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. At Cooper Union, he met Claire
Selley, who would become his wife and lifelong muse.
Living
in Brooklyn, Wesselmann supported himself by selling cartoons to the Saturday
Evening Post, “gag” magazines, and advertising agencies. In the late 1950s, he
cofounded the Judson Gallery in the West Village with Marc Ratliff and Jim
Dine. After completing his studies at Cooper Union, Wesselmann spent three
years teaching high school art and math. During the evening, he continued to
expand his own artistic practice, making small portrait collages.
Wesselmann is highly regarded for his Great American Nude series
(1961–73), which
combines sensual depictions of the female figure with references to art history
and popular culture. Many of these lounging female subjects were painted in
patriotic red, white, and blue. In the late 1960s Wesselmann created close-up
views of the nude in the Bedroom Paintings (1968–83). More on Tom Wesselmann
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