Tom Wesselmann (Am. 1931-2004) "Nude Banner", circa 1968-69, vinyl applique banner, believed one of edition of 20. Another of the 20 is held at Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 59" high, 71 1/2" wide. Provenance: The Artist; Marian Goodman Gallery circa 1969; Louise Himelfarb Gallery, Hamptons, 1970's; Private Collection, NYC, until 2012. Work is a framed pop art conception of a reclining nude, with table set with roses and an orange, with blue star in field. Known for his "Pop-Art* nude figures--the Great American Nude Series--as well as collages, often with food themes, Tom Wesselmann is a Cincinnati born artist who studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and at Cooper Union in New York City in the late 1950s. In 1959, Wesselmann began his collages, which show influence of modernist artists ranging from Willem de Kooning to Henri Matisse.

Some creasing and wrinkling, no tears or breaks, and not examined out of frame.