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Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Modern Painting in Porcelain
Details
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Modern Painting in Porcelain
signed and numbered 'rf Lichtenstein 6/6' (on the reverse)
porcelain enamel on steel
34 ½ x 45 in. (87.6 x 114.3 cm.)
Executed in 1967. This work is number six from an edition of six plus two artist's proofs and two unnumbered editions.
Modern Painting in Porcelain
signed and numbered 'rf Lichtenstein 6/6' (on the reverse)
porcelain enamel on steel
34 ½ x 45 in. (87.6 x 114.3 cm.)
Executed in 1967. This work is number six from an edition of six plus two artist's proofs and two unnumbered editions.
Provenance
The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired directly from the artist
Her sale; Christie's, New York, 11 November 2015, lot 182
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Her sale; Christie's, New York, 11 November 2015, lot 182
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
E. F. Weeks, Contemporary Selections 1971, exh. cat., Birmingham Museum of Art, 1971 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center, Roy Lichtenstein: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, December 1967 (another example exhibited).
Ridgefield, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Highlights of the 1967-1968 Art Season, June-September 1968 (another example exhibited).
Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey; Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno; A Coruña, Spain, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza and Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belém, Roy Lichtenstein: Imágenes reconocibles: Escultura, pintura y gráfica, July 1998-August 2000 (another example exhibited).
Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, Vertigo: Il secolo di arte off-media dal Futurismo al web, May-November 2007, pp. 312 and 446, no. 315 (another example illustrated and exhibited).
Ridgefield, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Highlights of the 1967-1968 Art Season, June-September 1968 (another example exhibited).
Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey; Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno; A Coruña, Spain, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza and Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belém, Roy Lichtenstein: Imágenes reconocibles: Escultura, pintura y gráfica, July 1998-August 2000 (another example exhibited).
Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, Vertigo: Il secolo di arte off-media dal Futurismo al web, May-November 2007, pp. 312 and 446, no. 315 (another example illustrated and exhibited).
Further Details
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.