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Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Lot 81

Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)

Delphinium and Daisies

Closed5 March 2020

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Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Delphinium and Daisies
signed and numbered 'Wesselmann 10/25' (on the reverse)
alkyd on laser-cut steel
51 ¾ x 15 1/8 in. (129.5 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1989-1992. This work is number ten from an edition of twenty-five plus six artist's proofs.

Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Andipa Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2009

Specialist note


“My original idea, that began the cut-outs, was to preserve the process and immediacy of my drawings from life, complete with the false lines and errors, and realize them in steel. It was as though the lines had been miraculously drawn in steel.”
Tom Wesselmann