Roy Lichtenstein

American, 1923–1997

Moonscape (from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I), 1965

Screenprint in colors on blue Rowlux
19.92 x 23.94 in. (50.6 x 60.8 cm.)
Frame: 26.5 x 30.75 x 2 in. (67.31 x 78.1 x 5.08 cm.)
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on reverse

Edition 101/200
Original Editions, New York, pub.

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This dazzling and rare screenprint by Roy Lichtenstein is one of the most popular works from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists. Created during in the middle of the 1960s at the height of the Pop Art movement, she subject matter, Moonscape is also prescient, as the first man would land on the moon by the end of the decade. Lichtenstein created Moonscape on blue moire Rowlux illusion vinyl film paper, a thick, metallic stock that gives the work an impressive luminosity. Of course through the glowing shades of blue, Lichtenstein includes his characteristic Benday dots in a vibrant red, imbuing this beautiful landscape with a distinctly Pop aesthetic.

Other impressions of Moonscape can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Tate, United Kingdom, among many other important public collections. Another impression was featured in retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and in the retrospective of the artist's prints at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

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Catalogue Raisonné: 37, Corlett
The seller has recorded the following condition for this lot:
The present work is in overall very good condition. Some very minor scuffing visible in lower center (in area of black screenprint). Examined in the frame. Please see additional images.

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Verso The reverse/back of the object.



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Provenance:
  • Hamilton Selway Fine Art, Los Angeles
  • artnet Auctions: Thursday, May 30, 2019 [Lot 128189]
  • Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner
  • Ships From: New York, USA
  • Shipping Dimensions: 26.5 x 30.75 x 2 in. (67.31 x 78.1 x 5.08 cm.)
  • Frame Material: Wood
  • Framed Under: Plexi
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