Tom Wesselmann
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personAmerican, 1931–2004
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Selected Works12

Smoker, from An American Portrait 1776-1976
Smoker, from An American Portrait 1776-1976
1776
Great American Nude #34
Great American Nude #34
1931
Judy
Judy
1959
Portrait Collage #11
Portrait Collage #11
1959
Great American Nude #73
Great American Nude #73
1965
Mouth #14 (Marilyn)
Mouth #14 (Marilyn)
1967
Drawing from Smoker #9
Drawing from Smoker #9
1974
Smoker #21
Smoker #21
1975
Smoker #25
Smoker #25
1977
Short Stop
Short Stop
2003
Study for Sunset Nude, with Matisse apples on pink tablecloth
Study for Sunset Nude, with Matisse apples on pink tablecloth
2003
Study for Sunset Nude with Mondrian
Study for Sunset Nude with Mondrian
2003
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Education2

Cooper Union
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
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Current Exhibitions1

#1 Gagosian

Seascapes, Still Lifes, and Nudes

Tom Wesselmann

22, Anapiron Polemou Street, Athina 115 21, Greece

Mar 17, 2026 — May 30, 2026

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George Morrison painting highlights May 7, 2026 Heritage sale
Heritage Auctions will offer George Morrison's painting *Palisade* (1958) as the highlight of its May 7, 2026 Modern & Contemporary Art Signature Auct…
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Exhibition | 'The Shape of Summer: From Boudin to Wesselmann' at Bailly Gallery, Bailly Gallery Paris, France
Bailly Gallery in Paris is presenting an exhibition titled 'The Shape of Summer: From Boudin to Wesselmann,' featuring works that explore the theme of…
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The Nahmad family ordered to return a Nazi-looted Modigliani, valued at 21.5 million euros, to a French farmer
The New York State Supreme Court has ordered the restitution of Amedeo Modigliani’s 1918 painting, 'Seated Man (with a Cane)', to Philippe Maestracci,…
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The world's largest, heaviest, and most expensive art book arrives in Venice as a donation to the Biblioteca Marciana
The Alberto Peruzzo Foundation has donated a copy of "Modern Art – Revolution and Painting" to the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice. Described …
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The 71st edition of BRAFA art fair in Brussels opened with strong sales, signaling a promising start to the 2026 art market. During the first three in…
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Past Exhibitions17

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#167 Galeria Cortina

Essence of Pop: Wesselmann's Vision

Tom Wesselmann

Mar 7, 2024 — May 24, 2024

#1 Gagosian

Tom Wesselmann: Intimate Spaces

Tom Wesselmann

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 3, 2023 — Jun 16, 2023

#96 Cristea Roberts Gallery

Synthesis and Tension Tom Wesselmann’s Editions

Tom Wesselmann

Apr 29, 2022 — Jun 1, 2022

#1,587 Davidson Gallery

Tom Wesselmann Perfecting the Process - Extended through Nov. 2

Tom Wesselmann

521 W 26th St 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

Sep 12, 2019 — Oct 26, 2019

#1 Gagosian

Tom Wesselmann: Flowers, Park & 75, New York

Tom Wesselmann

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jun 14, 2019 — Aug 16, 2019

#513 David Benrimon Fine Art

Tom Wesselmann: Steelcuts

Tom Wesselmann

41 E 57th St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10022, USA

May 2, 2019 — Jun 4, 2019

#1 Gagosian

Tom Wesselmann: Wesselmann: 1963–1983

Tom Wesselmann

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jul 12, 2018 — Aug 24, 2018

#1 Gagosian

Tom Wesselmann: Standing Still Lifes

Tom Wesselmann

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jan 18, 2018 — Feb 24, 2018

#382 galerie gmurzynska

Tom Wesselmann A Line to Greatness

Tom Wesselmann

595 Madison Ave 6 Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Aug 27, 2015 — Nov 25, 2015

#96 Cristea Roberts Gallery

Tom Wesselmann Still Life, Nude, Landscape: The Late Prints

Tom Wesselmann

Nov 14, 2013 — Dec 21, 2013

#1,587 Davidson Gallery

TOM WESSELMANN OBJECTS OF DESIRE

TOM WESSELMANN

521 W 26th St 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

Nov 6, 2012 — Dec 22, 2012

#1,587 Davidson Gallery

TOM WESSELMANN PLASTIC WORKS

TOM WESSELMANN

521 W 26th St 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

Apr 6, 2010 — Jun 12, 2010

#279 Galerie Mitterrand Temple

Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Dec 1, 2008 — Jan 26, 2009

#360 Mnuchin Gallery

Tom Wesselmann: The Sixties

Tom Wesselmann

45 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 23, 2006 — Apr 15, 2006

#274 Hamiltons

Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann

13 Carlos Pl, London W1K 2EU, United Kingdom

Jun 25, 2003 — Sep 6, 2003

#744 The Greenberg Gallery

Tom Wesselman

Tom Wesselman

230 S Bemiston Ave, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA

Sep 5, 1991 — Nov 2, 1991

#241 Galerie 1900-2000

Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann

8 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France

Mar 7, 1974 — Mar 31, 1974

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Art Fair Appearances8

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2020
The Armory Show — New York
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
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Recent Activity20

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George Morrison painting highlights May 7, 2026 Heritage sale
Apr 28, 2026
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Exhibition | 'The Shape of Summer: From Boudin to Wesselmann' at Bailly Gallery, Bailly Gallery Paris, France
Apr 23, 2026
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Stephan Balkenhol New Bronze Sculptures 2026 - Man in a White
Apr 9, 2026
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La famille Nahmad sommée de restituer à un agriculteur français un Modigliani spolié par les nazis, estimé à 21,5 millions d’euros
Apr 9, 2026
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Hong Kong’s live art auctions are thriving thanks to Picasso and Nara
Apr 7, 2026
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Il libro d’arte più grande, più pesante e più costoso al mondo arriva a Venezia. In donazione alla Biblioteca Marciana
Apr 7, 2026
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Mar 19, 2026
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Exhibition
Seascapes, Still Lifes, and Nudes
Mar 17, 2026
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Exhibition
Seascapes, Still Lifes, and Nudes
Mar 17, 2026
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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sbi art auction modern legacy bloom now 2749779
Mar 3, 2026
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Feb 9, 2026
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Rago and Wright: Post War & Contemporary Art
Jan 28, 2026
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BRAFA 2026: the art market heats up from the opening
Jan 27, 2026
newspaper
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Jan 21, 2026
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Dec 16, 2025
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Dec 8, 2025
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Dec 2, 2025
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Dec 1, 2025
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