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Tom Wesselmann — Beautiful Kate (Variable Edition) AP2
Tom Wesselmann

Beautiful Kate (Variable Edition) AP2

A masterful interplay of pencil and thinned Liquitex on ragboard, this work by Tom Wesselmann captures the bold sensuality and graphic clarity that defined his celebrated career. The figure of Kate is rendered with Wesselmann's signature economy of line, where minimal marks give way to powerful presence and intimate suggestion. The variable edition quality of this piece speaks to the artist's ongoing exploration of form and expression across iterations of the same compelling subject.

Medium
pencil, thinned Liquitex on ragboard

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September 17, 2015

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Tom Wesselmann, Beautiful Kate (Variable Edition) AP2

A masterful interplay of pencil and thinned Liquitex on ragboard, this work by Tom Wesselmann captures the bold sensuality and graphic clarity that defined his celebrated career. The figure of Kate is rendered with Wesselmann's signature economy of line, where minimal marks give way to powerful presence and intimate suggestion. The variable edition quality of this piece speaks to the artist's ongoing exploration of form and expression across iterations of the same compelling subject.

Medium
pencil, thinned Liquitex on ragboard
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Sensual, Male Artist, American, Mixed Media, Late Twentieth Century, Female Figure, Female Nude, American Artist, Intimate Mood, Pop Art, Ragboard, Figurative Art, Pencil And Liquitex, Portrait, Sensual Mood, Established Artist, Playful, Colorful, Woman, Drawing, Warm Tones, Figurative, Minimal Color, Contemporary

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John McNally