Gerard Boersma (1976) - Hot Lips (painting of a man enjoying a painting by Tom Wesselmann)

Gerard Boersma is known for his paintings of people in museums looking at famous paintings. This painting beautifully captures a viewer lost in Tom Wesselmann’s iconic Hot Lips, a Pop Art masterpiece where disembodied lips in fiery shades of red use the seductive allure of post-war consumer culture to critique the objectification of women in mass media.

This striking tribute serves as a warm embrace of art history, transforming Wesselmann's critique of modern advertising into a joyful moment of personal discovery and deep contemplation.

Painted in 2026, Hot Lips is meticulously created with acrylic on a 30x30cm panel. It comes signed on the reverse by the artist and is fully accompanied by Gerard Boersma's official studio label alongside a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity


About the artist

Gerard Boersma (b. 1976) is an internationally acclaimed Dutch painter with a career spanning over 25 years, celebrated for his distinct mastery of contemporary hyperrealism. He has achieved widespread global recognition for his meticulously detailed acrylic-on-panel works—most notably his renowned "Museum Series"—which offer a welcome pause in our fast-paced existence by capturing the quiet realities of daily life.

Actively represented by top contemporary galleries across Europe and the United States, Boersma has exhibited alongside icons like Warhol and Banksy, with his coveted paintings now held in permanent museum collections, prominent galleries, and esteemed private collections across 6 continents and over 35 countries.