Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring a portrait composition of bird, fish and stringed instrument. Inscribed n211665 R and STUDY Wesselmann on verso. Label affixed to verso inscribed SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY / 15 E 57th ST. NEW YORK 22 / Artist: Tom Wessel**** and Title: Study. Stamped on verso and also inscribed 1257 - 58th ST. BROOKLYN on verso. Upper right corner of frame on verso inscribed $75 / Victorian. 29 x 26 cm (11.5 x 11 inches). Framed size: 43 x 39 cm (17 x 15.5 inches). PROVENANCE: Sidney Janis Gallery. This lot otherwise carries limited provenance from New York estate

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