Roy Lichtenstein
Mirror #8 (Study) , 1970 (Dated)
Lot #222 |
2025-05-16 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 350,000 - 450,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11726
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2025-05-16
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 38 ⅞ by 50 ½ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
98.7
Width In Centimeters:
128.3
Height In Inches:
38.875
Width In Inches:
50.5
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Year notes: Dated in 1970.
Provenance
Estate of the artist Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Cambridge, Harvard University, Fogg Museum, The Graphic Art of Roy Lichtenstein , September - October 1975, no. 35, p. 16 Valencia, California Institute of the Arts, CalArts Galleries, Roy Lichtenstein: Drawings and Collages from the Artist's Collection , April - May 1977, no. 32, p. 75, illustrated New York, Museum of Modern Art, Large Drawings , November 1985 - April 1986 New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1985 - April 1994 (extended loan) New York, Museum of Modern Art; Amsterdam, Museum Overholland; Tel Aviv Museum; Dublin, Trinity College, Douglas Hyde Gallery; Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle; Oxford, Museum of Modern Art and Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Drawings of Roy Lichtenstein , March 1987 - November 1988, no. 305, p. 86, illustrated in color
Literature
Andrea Theil, ed., Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné , New York, 2023 - ongoing, RLCR 1859, illustrated in color (online)
Catalog summary
Roy's Lichtensteins: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein 1923 - 1997 Mirror #8 (Study) signed, dated 1970 and inscribed Two oval mirrors (on the verso) cut painted paper, cut printed paper, cut paper, tape and graphite on 2 joined boards overall: 38 ⅞ by 50 ½ in. 98.7 by 128.3 cm. Executed in 1970. Provenance Estate of the artist Thence by descent to the present owner Exhibited Cambridge, Harvard University, Fogg Museum, The Graphic Art of Roy Lichtenstein , September - October 1975, no. 35, p. 16 Valencia, California Institute of the Arts, CalArts Galleries, Roy Lichtenstein: Drawings and Collages from the Artist's Collection , April - May 1977, no. 32, p. 75, illustrated New York, Museum of Modern Art, Large Drawings , November 1985 - April 1986 New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1985 - April 1994 (extended loan) New York, Museum of Modern Art; Amsterdam, Museum Overholland; Tel Aviv Museum; Dublin, Trinity College, Douglas Hyde Gallery; Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle; Oxford, Museum of Modern Art and Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Drawings of Roy Lichtenstein , March 1987 - November 1988, no. 305, p. 86, illustrated in color Literature Andrea Theil, ed., Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné , New York, 2023 - ongoing, RLCR 1859, illustrated in color (online)