Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Nude and Mirror (Black Variation), 1988
Sculpture
Wright · Sep 15, 2026$192,000 ≈ £142,402 ≈ €166,392Sign up free to see price
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Dropped Bra (Big Maquette)
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004) · circa 1978-80
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Estimate $80,000 – $120,000 (≈ £52,910 – £79,365) (≈ €74,690 – €112,034)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Other · Paintings all other results →As published: “enamel on aluminum”
- Support
- Other support
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed · Tom Wesselmann signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 28 x 58 x 22 in. (71.1 x 147.3 x 55.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010815)
- Date
- November 10, 2015
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 249
- Estimate
- $80,000 – $120,000 (≈ £52,910 – £79,365) (≈ €74,690 – €112,034)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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