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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2025 | Hindman Auctions | New York | Post War and Contemporary Art featuring A Vision in Color: A Curated Session by Emily Friedman | 54 | $****** - ****** | Double Study for Seascape #16 | |||
Mar 4, 2016 | Christie's | New York | First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art | 152 | $****** - ****** | Double Study for Seascape #16 |
Works on Paper
18.4 x 28.6 cm (7.25 x 11.25 in)
liquitex on paper
signed and dated Wesselmann 66 (lower right)
The Artist
Acquired from the above by a Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent to a Private Collection
Sold: Christie"s New York, March 4, 2016, Lot 152,
Acquired from the above sale by an Important Palm Beach Collection
Tom Wesselmann"s
Double Study for Seascape #16,
1966 is a vivid example of his minimalist take on the female form, executed in Liquitex on paper. A diptych on one sheet, the work features simplified renderings of two breasts set against bold blue backgrounds. Part of his
Seascape
series, it reimagines the seaside nude through the lens of Pop Art, reducing the figure to isolated fragments like a breast, leg, or hand against stylized environments.
Here, Wesselmann offers two cropped versions of the same image, with the breast framed by graphic fields of blue and white that suggest sea and surf. The flatness and bold colors echo both Color Field painting and 1960s commercial aesthetics.
Ultimately,
Double Study for Seascape #16
captures Wesselmann"s hallmark: a celebration of beauty and sensuality, distilled into striking, graphic design.
Tom Wesselmann
(American, 1931-2004)
Double Study for Seascape #16, 1966
liquitex on paper
signed and dated Wesselmann 66 (lower right)
7 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches.
A Vision in Color: A Curated Session by Emily Friedman
