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Study for Smoker #27

Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004) · 1978

$23,750 price realized incl. premium

≈ £15,708≈ €22,173

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Medium
Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “ball-point pen, colored pencil on tracing paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated · Tom Wesselmann signature
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (7 x 8.3 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010815)
Date
November 10, 2015
Location
New York
Lot
247
Estimate
$20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £13,228 – £19,841) (≈ €18,672 – €28,009)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2013 and 2015 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Study for Smoker #27, Phillips 2013

    Sep 19, 2013 · Phillips

    Under the Influence, lot 54

    Bought in / unsold · est. $20,000 – $30,000

    As catalogued

    Tom Wesselmann, “Study for Smoker #27”, 1978

    ball-point pen, colored pencil on tracing paper

    2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (7 x 8.3 cm.)

  2. Study for Smoker #27, Phillips 2015

    Nov 10, 2015 · Phillips this result

    20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, lot 247

    Sold $23,750Sign up to see · est. $20,000 – $30,000

    As catalogued

    Tom Wesselmann, “Study for Smoker #27”, 1978

    ball-point pen, colored pencil on tracing paper

    2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (7 x 8.3 cm.)

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