Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
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Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)

Suspended Mobile

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Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Suspended Mobile
signed, numbered and dated '13/19 rf Lichtenstein '90' (on the reverse)
screenprint on polyester monofilament fabric, stretched over rectangular frame with concave interior
50¾ x 76¾ x 4 in. (128.9 x 194.9 x 10.1 cm.)
Executed in 1990. This work is number thirteen from an edition of nineteen plus four Artist's Proofs and two STA proofs.
Provenance
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, New York
Gift from the above to the present owner
Literature
M. Corlett, The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1993, New York, 1994, p. 235, no. 256 (another example illustrated in color).
Contemporary Master Prints from the Lilja Collection, London, 1995, p. 179 (another example illustrated in color).
M. S. Kushner, Donald Saff: Art in Collaboration, Munich, 2010, pp. 85-86, fig. 74 (another example exhibited in color).
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, October 1994-January 1995, no. 256 (another example exhibited).
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this work is number thirteen from an edition of nineteen plus four Artist's Proofs and two STA proofs. Please also note that this work is signed, titled and dated '13/19 rf Lichtenstein '90' (on the reverse).

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