Lot 223
  • 223

Roy Lichtenstein

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description

  • Roy Lichtenstein
  • Sunrise
  • signed on the reverse
  • porcelain enamel on steel
  • 22 1/2 by 36 in. 57.2 by 91.4 cm.
  • Executed in 1965, this work is from an edition of 5.

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC# 248)
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 1993, lot 389
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Literature

Alberto Boatta and Giordano Falzoni, Lichtenstein, Rome, 1966, p. 77, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear to the edges. There are some scattered dust and spot dirt accretions on the surface. The texture and application of the porcelain enamel varies throughout but these irregularities are inherent to the artist's working method.
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