Tom Wesselmann: The Great American Nude Art Book - Multicolour

The Tom Wesselmann: The Great American Nude monograph provides the first comprehensive publication dedicated to Wesselmann's iconic series, spanning his work from 1961 to 1973. Featuring one hundred full-color reproductions alongside drawings, studies, and works from related series, it documents the Pop artist's reinterpretation of the classical nude through everyday objects and advertising ephemera. Critical texts by Susan Davidson, Rachel Middleman, and Lauren Mahony offer scholarly context on art history and pop culture, complementing the visual content. The hardcover edition captures the tension between flatness and dimensionality that defines Wesselmann's large-scale depictions of the female form.

Between 1961 and 1973, Pop artist Tom Wesselmann (1931–2004) reconfigured the classical artistic tradition of the nude, incorporating everyday objects and advertising ephemera into his vibrant large-scale works of female bodies. Bright, bold and graphic, the series is defined by a captivating tension between flatness and dimensionality. This striking monograph by Rizzoli is the first comprehensive publication dedicated to Wesselmann’s most famous body of work. The edition combines sensual depictions of the female form together with critical texts on art history and pop culture by Susan Davidson, Rachel Middleman, and Lauren Mahony. 'Tom Wesselmann: The Great American Nude' features an impressive suite of full-color reproductions of one-hundred artworks, as well as associated drawings, studies, and works from related series. This unmissable title by Rizzoli is an essential addition to art libraries everywhere.