color lithograph
cm 51 x 71.5
1964
NOTES: The lower right corner bears the printed inscription: “LEO CASTELLI GALLERY – LITOGRAPHED BY TOTAL COLOR. NEW YORK”; the work is signed in pencil: “rf Lichtenstein”.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Rosini Gutman Collection, signed by Gianfranco Rosini, RGC archive n. RL006-19.
EDITION: The edition consists of 300 numbered copies.
In addition, there are some versions of this lithograph produced by Leo Castelli for the Lichtenstein exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery, from 28 September to 24 October 1963; some include the date, others do not; some have the small inscription in the lower right corner, others do not.
This copy is part of the edition produced for the exhibition, without the exhibition date, and with the small inscription in the lower right corner.
The piece was signed by the artist in pencil, probably during the exhibition opening, and is unnumbered.
PROVENANCE:
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York;
Private Collection, Rome;
Rosini-Gutman Collection, Riccione;
Private Collection, Milan.
PUBLICATIONS:
M. L. Corlett; The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948–1993; Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1994, ill. II.2, variant 2, p. 255;
G. Rosini, P. Sciortino, From Futurism to Street Art, Rosini Gutman Collection Editore, Riccione, 2015, op. pubbl. p. 107;
Edited by R. Fuga De Rosa, Andy Warhol – Superstar!, Edizioni De Rosa Caprì, Treviso, 2017, op. pubbl. p. 23;
Edited by E. Cuchetti, From Futurism to Urban Art, P.L. Ferrari & Co., Rome, 2019, op. pubbl. p. 110;
Edited by J. Döring, C. Von Der Osten, Lichtenstein Posters, Prestel, Munich, London, New York, 2019, ill. [cat. 5], pp. 44/45, ill. [5], p. 112.