Monica Nude with Yellow Curtain. 1991.
Etching and aquatint in colors.
Signed and numbered. From an edition of 50 copies. On wove paper. 16.1 x 18.2 cm (6.3 x 7.1 in). Sheet: 37,6 x 43,8 cm (14,56 x 16,92 in).
Printed by Branstead Studio, published by International Images. [MH].

• Typical motif in the sense of the “Great American Nudes”.
• Wesselmann's de-individualized nudes are considered icons of American Pop Art.
• His nudes are in numerous international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Tate Modern, London.

We are grateful to the Tom Wesselmann Estate for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg (since the 1990s).

LITERATURE: The work is listed in the Wildenstein Plattner Institute online catalog under the reference number “TWHP74”.

In good condition. With unobtrusive mount staining.