Standing Nude . 1985. Steel Cut. Enamel on steel. Signed, dated and inscribed on the reverese. Unique object. Ca. 139 x 48.5 cm (54.7 x 19 in). The "steel drawing" listed in the archive with the title " Standing Nude (Variation #4") is one of a total of 6 color variants of this motif. Wesselmann colored each copy entirely different and this "Variation #4" is the only one with blonde hair. [JS]. • Wesselmann"s de-individualized nudes are considered icons of American Pop Art. • The silhouette-like "steel drawings" combine seemingly contradictory elements: drawing and sculpture, fragility and stability, spontaneity and precision. • In the steeel drawings, Wesselmann transfers the principle of the "shaped canvas" to representational painting, creating works of an unparalleled spatial presence. • Unique work . The work is registered in the Tom Wesselmann Estate, New York.