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ABOUT EDWARD KURSTAK Tom Wesselmann Biography

Posted by Alexander Karabitsin on

Tom Wesselmann once said about his work, “the prime mission of my art, in the beginning, and continuing still, is to make figurative art as exciting as abstract art.” And indeed, the artist did just that with his high-contrast, highly stylized, primary-color nudes and other depictions of the body he set down in paint, sculpture and collage. Tom Wesselmann, Nude, 1968Silkscreen Very Good / Mint Condition$300Buy Now > Wesselmann was...

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