Lot 68
  • 68

Roy Lichtenstein

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Roy Lichtenstein
  • Brushstroke VI
  • signed and partially titled on the reverse; stamped with the number 7/10 on a plate affixed to the reverse
  • painted cherry wood
  • 51 by 61 by 10 in. 129.5 by 154.9 by 25.4 cm.
  • Executed in 1986, this work is number 7 from an edition of 10.

Provenance

Private Collection, California
By descent to the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are pinpoint media accretions and scattered light surface abrasions visible under raking light. There is a small chip to the wood at the top of the red element at the left side and a small loss to the black painted wood at the extreme left tip of the yellow and black brushstroke on the left side of the sculpture.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

"[The Brushstroke] was the way of portraying this romantic and bravura symbol in its opposite style, classicism...it is just an idea to start with, and painting it makes it more concrete, but when you do it in bronze sculpture, it becomes real and has weight and is absurd, contradictory and funny." - Roy Lichtenstein