an image of a green and pink poster with a foot on it
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433 - Pop Art Wesselmann, Tom Foot (1972 Munich Olympic Games). 19…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
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Pop Art Wesselmann, Tom Foot (1972 Munich Olympic Games). 1970. Colour screen print on Velin card. 86 x 64 cm (97 x 70 cm). Signed, dated and numbered. With the typographic lettering. – Edges with very few small, barely noticeable scuffs. Overall in very good condition. A magnificent and richly coloured print. One of 200 copies. – Published by Edition Olympia 1972 GmbH. - Printed by Kroll-Siebdruck. - In the run-up to the 1972 Olympic Games, the Organising Committee of the XX Olympiad commissioned internationally renowned artists, including David Hockney, Peter Phillips and Horst Antes, to design a series of posters intended to combine sport and art. Wesselmann chose a motif typical of his work from the early 1970s: a single, larger-than-life naked foot set against a rich green background, printed in flat fields of colour. The print makes a direct reference to his ‘Great American Nude’ series and his increasing focus on isolated bodily details on a monumental scale. Colour screen print on Velin paper. Signed, dated and numbered. With typographic lettering. – Edges with very few small, barely noticeable scuffs. Overall in very good condition. A magnificent, richly coloured print. – One of 200 numbered copies. Published by Edition Olympia 1972 GmbH. Printed by Kroll-Siebdruck. - In the run-up to the 1972 Olympic Games, the Organising Committee of the XX Olympiad commissioned internationally renowned artists, including David Hockney, Peter Phillips and Horst Antes, to design a series of posters intended to bring sport and art together. Wesselmann chose a motif typical of his work from the early 1970s: a single, larger-than-life naked foot set against a rich green background, printed in flat fields of colour. The print makes a direct reference to his ‘Great American Nude’ series and his increasing focus on isolated bodily details on a monumental scale. *This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints and Photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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