Tom Wesselmann:
Porcelain plate "Vivienne" (1985)
Tom Wesselmann:
Porcelain plate "Vivienne" (1985)

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Porcelain plate "Vivienne" (1985)
Tom Wesselmann: Porcelain plate "Vivienne" (1985)

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Porcelain plate "Vivienne" (1985)

Plate made of fine porcelain featuring a motif from the work "Vivienne" by Tom Wesselmann, realised in an exclusive collaboration between the estate of the artist Tom Wesselmann and Ligne Blanche Paris. © Estate of Tom Wesselmann. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Diameter 21 cm, signed on the back. In an elegant gift box.

About Tom Wesselmann

1931-2004

Along with Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Wesselmann played a significant role in shaping the art history of the 20th century as one of the outstanding representatives of Pop Art.

Wesselmann's subject matter targets a central area of modern society: the world of the cult of sex and stardom, strikingly displayed through advertising and visual media. His works make creative use of the methods of advertising and illustrated magazines and draw attention to them.

He became known in 1961 with his female nude "Great American Nude", the title of which became the generic term for a series that caused horror among art critics and connoisseurs. In contrast to other artists of his genre, who deal with consumer goods ironically and critically, for Wesselmann, the aesthetic view is paramount. He stages his female nude models in elaborate interiors, in front of gathered curtains and plump fruit bowls. Wesselmann's strikingly erotic motifs are even more provocative due to the often faceless models, whose sexual characteristics are emphasised by tan lines, for example.

In his first nudes, Wesselmann's future wife, Claire, posed as his model. But, from the early 1980s onwards, it was Monica Serra, whom he had met at the opening of one of his exhibitions and who also became his assistant. Wesselmann's works from this period are comparable to the tradition of classical nude painting from Titian to Manet to Matisse and Picasso, which he quotes in some of his works.

Today, Tom Wesselmann is among the classics of modern art, whose independent style is characterised by the aesthetics of abstract expressionism within the motif framework of a striking pop theme.

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