Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Tom Wesselmann — Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray)
Tom Wesselmann

Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray)

1985

Tom Wesselmann's "Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray)" exemplifies his Pop Art approach to the female figure through bold, simplified forms rendered in enamel on laser cut steel. The work reduces the seated figure to essential contours and planes, emphasizing the geometric possibilities of the body rather than anatomical detail. By employing industrial materials and processes, Wesselmann elevates a figurative subject while simultaneously engaging with the aesthetics of mass production and contemporary fabrication techniques.

Medium
enamel on laser cut steel

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 7, 2025

Lot 50

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Collectors with works by Tom Wesselmann

About this work

Tom Wesselmann, Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray), 1985

Tom Wesselmann's "Monica Sitting, Arm on Knee (Gray)" exemplifies his Pop Art approach to the female figure through bold, simplified forms rendered in enamel on laser cut steel. The work reduces the seated figure to essential contours and planes, emphasizing the geometric possibilities of the body rather than anatomical detail. By employing industrial materials and processes, Wesselmann elevates a figurative subject while simultaneously engaging with the aesthetics of mass production and contemporary fabrication techniques.

Medium
enamel on laser cut steel
Year
1985
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Domestic Interior, 20th Century, Mixed Media Collage, Figurative Drawing, American Artist, Pop Art, Gray Palette, Seated Pose, Female figure portrait, Intimate Realism

More works by Tom Wesselmann

Collected by

John McNally