Roy Lichtenstein
Sinking Sun (Study) , 1964 (Executed)
Lot #646 |
2024-03-04 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Discoveries
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 30,000 - 50,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11421
Auction name: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2024-03-04
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 4½ by 6⅝ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
11.4
Width In Centimeters:
17
Height In Inches:
4.5
Width In Inches:
6.625
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Year notes: Executed in 1964.
Provenance
Sterling Holloway, Laguna Beach (acquired directly from the artist) Richard Holloway, California (acquired by descent from the above in 1992) Patty Faure Gallery and Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa Monica Acquired from the above in 1995 by the present owner
Literature
Paul Bianchini, ed. Roy Lichtenstein: Drawings and Prints, Lausanne 1970, no. 67-66, p. 193 Andrea Thiteailt, ed., Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné , New York, 2023 – ongoing, RLCR 965, illustrated in color (online)
Catalog summary
Roy Lichtenstein 1923 - 1997 Sinking Sun (Study) signed and inscribed To Sterling (upper left) colored pencil and graphite on ruled paper 4½ by 6⅝ in. 11.4 by 17 cm. Executed circa 1964. Provenance Sterling Holloway, Laguna Beach (acquired directly from the artist) Richard Holloway, California (acquired by descent from the above in 1992) Patty Faure Gallery and Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa Monica Acquired from the above in 1995 by the present owner Literature Paul Bianchini, ed. Roy Lichtenstein: Drawings and Prints, Lausanne 1970, no. 67-66, p. 193 Andrea Thiteailt, ed., Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné , New York, 2023 – ongoing, RLCR 965, illustrated in color (online)