ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Yellow Apple
signed and dated 'rf Lichtenstein '81' (on the reverse)
Magna on canvas
24¼ x 24¼ in. (61.5 x 61.5 cm.)
Painted in 1981.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 3 November 1994, lot 182
Stellan Holm Gallery, New York
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
Literature
R. Lichtenstein, Study for 'Yellow Apple' and 'Yellow Apple'. Artforum, vol. XX, no. 1 (September 1981), cover and p. 65 (illustrated in color).
Benteli-Verlag, "Faites vos Pommes", Bern, 1997, p. 15 (illustrated in color). 40 Ans, Paris, Galerie Templon, 2006, p. 221 (illustrated in color, image flipped).
Exhibited
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Roy Lichtenstein, October-November 1981.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Radiant Yellow, June-September 1996, pp. 43 and 57, no. 47 (illustrated in color).
Riehen/Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Roy Lichtenstein, May-September 1998, pp. 92 and 112, no. 54 (illustrated in color).
Lot Essay
This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
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