Lot 173 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Study for Seascape #16
Tom Wesselmann · Liquitex, oil and graphite on Bristol board
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 12 November 2021
- Dimensions
- image: 12 5⁄8 x 12 1⁄8 in. (32.1 x 30.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3509331
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tom Wesselmann, Study for Seascape #16. Christie's, 12 Nov 2021, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3509331.
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Tom Wesselmann, Study for Seascape #16. Christie's, 12 Nov 2021, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3509331.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Alfonso Ossorio | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Chameliers | Jean Dubuffet | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| The Configuration of Desire | Yayoi Kusama | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled | Yayoi Kusama | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Linked Lingams in Yellow and Purple | Loie Hollowell | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | Alice Neel | $250,000–$350,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wesselmann | [no title recorded] | $192,228 | Dorotheum, Nov 2024 | |
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| Tom Wesselmann | Monica Relaxing on Robe | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Double Study for Bedroom Painting #2 | SBI Art Auction, Mar 2026 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Study for Mouth #16 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Little Still Life #20 | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Seven Up Blues | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.