Born in 1931, Tom Wesselmann was formally trained in New York and had his first one-man exhibition in 1961. A significant contributor to the Pop Art movement of the sixties, Wesselmann's large scale collages and paintings of nudes, landscapes and still-lifes captured the attention of collectors and critics almost immediately. He has pioneered a number of art forms now strongly associated with him, namely his 'drop outs' where negative shapes become positive shapes and his 'cutouts' which utilize laser cut metal to create extraordinary three-dimensional drawings. He too, has been a remarkable printmaker having created large, spectacular silkscreens and lithographs.

The color and impact of his work has earned him a respected position in Contemporary art and his works can be found in important collections around the world.