
Black Nipples
1992
John Wesley's 'Black Nipples' is an acrylic painting on canvas created in 1992 that reflects the artist's figurative and provocative approach. The work engages with representational imagery and bodily forms.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art
September 25, 2024
Lot 78
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Tom Wesselmann
American · b. 1931

Wesselmann similarly used acrylic on canvas to depict fragmented and stylized body parts with bold graphic clarity, often focusing on female figures and erogenous zones in a cool, flat representational style that mirrors Wesley's provocative figurative approach.

Mel Ramos
American · b. 1935

Ramos created figurative acrylic paintings featuring the nude human body with a similarly graphic, illustrative quality and a provocative attitude toward bodily representation, sharing Wesley's blend of pop sensibility with frank depictions of flesh and form.

Philip Pearlstein
American · b. 1924

Pearlstein's unflinching figurative paintings focus on the human body rendered with clinical directness and without idealization, sharing Wesley's interest in bodily forms as subject matter and his commitment to representational painting as a vehicle for provocative figurative content.
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