Tom Wesselmann "Smoker #1" Playing Cards
This playing card deck features one of Tom Wesselmann’s most iconic pieces of art, Smoker 1 (Mouth 12) from 1967. The mouth is seen in the center of the box, against a black background. The font used on the cards was designed by Claire Wesselmann, the artist's wife, when she prepared the layout for the Tom Wesselmann monograph published by Abrams (Abbeville Press) in 1980.
- 52 cards
- Box: 3.5h x 2.5w x 1"d
- Made in China
About the artwork: Tom Wesselmann began exploring his Mouth series in 1965, focusing specifically on shape of the female mouth. Disembodied, on canvas scaled to the shape of the mouth, the art is presented in fetishized isolation of a female form.
Artwork © Estate of Tom Wesselmann. Licensed by Artestar, New York.