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John Wesley

American · 1928–2022 · Painter, Printmaker

John Wesley was an American painter, known for idiosyncratic figurative works of eros and humor, rendered in a precise, hard-edged, deadpan style. Wesley's art largely remained… (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Wesley, Chateau, 1977, acrylic on canvasChateauRago Auctions · $312,500≈ £220,661≈ €255,896Sign up to see
  2. John Wesley, Nine female inmates of the Cincinnati workhouse participating in a patriotic tableau, 1976, acrylic on linen, diptychNine female inmates of the Cincinnati workhouse participating in a patriotic tableauPhillips · £190,500≈ $240,887≈ €225,212Sign up to see
  3. John Wesley, Night Landing, 1983, Acryl auf LeinwandNight LandingGrisebach · €152,400≈ $160,660≈ £126,844Sign up to see

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  1. John Wesley, Good Night Mary, 1999, gouache on paper
    Good Night Mary, 1999
    Gouache · Paper
    image 20 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (51.4 x 55.2 cm) sheet 22 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. (57.5 x 60.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    $38,100≈ £30,441≈ €35,015Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. John Wesley, Red Lips, 2005, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Red Lips, 2005
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 7/45
    I. 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 in. (52.4 x 41.3 cm) S. 27 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (70.5 x 56.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 348
    $3,556≈ £2,857≈ €3,241Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. John Wesley, Hootie's Wife, 2005, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Hootie's Wife, 2005
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 7/45
    I. 19 3/8 x 18 1/4 in. (49.2 x 46.4 cm) S. 26 3/8 x 24 1/4 in. (67 x 61.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 349
    $6,096≈ £4,897≈ €5,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. John Wesley, Dream of Unicorns (Aus: 11 Pop Artists, Volume III), 1965/66, Farbserigrafie auf Velin
    Dream of Unicorns (Aus: 11 Pop Artists, Volume III), 1965/66
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 99/200
    71 x 97cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 23
    €1,320≈ $1,410≈ £1,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  5. John Wesley, Bird Lady (Aus: 11 Pop Artists, Volume II), 1965, Farbserigrafie auf Karton
    Bird Lady (Aus: 11 Pop Artists, Volume II), 1965
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 61/200
    61 x 76cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 24
    €1,320≈ $1,410≈ £1,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  6. John Wesley, Woman Falling Asleep, 1993, acrylic on canvas
    Woman Falling Asleep, 1993
    Acrylic · Canvas
    35 h x 79 w in (89 x 201 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 124
    $75,600≈ £62,464≈ €71,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. John Wesley, Bird Lady, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965, Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet
    Bird Lady, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 10/200
    S. 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    $819≈ £680≈ €765Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
  8. John Wesley, Let's Get Out of the Hall, 1971, acrylic on canvas
    Let's Get Out of the Hall, 1971
    Acrylic · Canvas
    36 x 47 in. (91.4 x 119.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 120
    $157,500≈ £132,331≈ €151,268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $90,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. John Wesley, Priscilla the Hun, 1971, screenprint on museum board
    Priscilla the Hun, 1971
    Screenprint · Board
    30 h x 30 w in (76 x 76 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 298
    $1,000≈ £845≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  10. John Wesley, Bonnets, 1990, gouache on paper
    Bonnets, 1990
    Gouache · Paper
    22 1/2 x 25 in. (57.2 x 63.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 198
    $37,800≈ £30,430≈ €35,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
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About John Wesley

John Wesley was an American painter, known for idiosyncratic figurative works of eros and humor, rendered in a precise, hard-edged, deadpan style. Wesley's art largely remained true to artistic premises that he established in the 1960s: a comic-strip style of flat shapes, delicate black outline, a limited matte palette of saturated colors, and elegant, pared-down compositions. His characteristic subjects included cavorting nymphs, nudes, infants and animals, pastoral and historical scenes, and 1950s comic strip characters in humorously blasphemous, ambiguous scenarios of forbidden desire, rage or despair.

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