Lot 103
"Red Barn II", poster after Roy Lichtenstein (New York 1923– 1997 New York)
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Colour print on paper, framed under acrylic glazing. Printed to the lower sheet margin, left: "ACHENBACH ART EDITION/DÜSSELDORF · BEST.-NR. 102 · 1989"; printed lower right: "© ROY LICHTENSTEIN · "RED BARN II" · 1969 · MUSEUM LUDWIG/KÖLN". A red barn with silo and low outbuilding, a yellow track to the foreground, sky and roof planes in blue dots, contours in black; the image after the painting "Red Barn II", 1969, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, inv. no. ML 01084 (RLCR 1770). Scattered dark specks of soiling to the white areas of the sheet. Scattered superficial scratches to the acrylic glazing. The sheet edges and the reverse not accessible due to the frame. Visible dimensions 61 x 89.4 cm, framed 64.5 x 92.7 cm. Lichtenstein studied at Ohio State University and from 1961 translated the dot patterns of commercial printing into paintingCondition: II + Questions about the lot?
