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Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann (1931 - 2004) was active/lived in New York, Ohio.  Tom Wesselmann is known for Painting-pop nude figure, mod real images, collage.

Known for his Pop-Art* nude figures--the Great American Nude Series--as well as collages, often with food themes, Tom Wesselmann is a Cincinnati born artist who studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and at Cooper Union* in New York City in the late 1950s.

When he was a student at Cooper Union, he was much influenced by Abstract Expressionism*, especially painters Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock.  However, he turned away from that style because he determined these artists had become so introspective that there was little room for creative exploration by others.

His reaction took him to Pop Art, the other extreme of action painting to a tightly controlled style and subject matter that was mundane--the antithesis of psychological complexities.  Joining a rebellion against the New York School* of Abstract Expressionists that which had become the establishment, he, like Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud, asserted that everyday objects had s   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 18057 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 5 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 15 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Tom Wesselmann as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Tom Wesselmann in 2 of its research Essays. Tom Wesselmann has 32 artist signature examples available in our database.

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