Feb 08, 2011 - Sale 2236

Sale 2236 - Lot 13

Price Realized: $ 780
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) ASPEN WINTER JAZZ. 1967.
39 1/4x26 inches, 99 3/4x66 cm.
Condition B+ / B: repaired tears in margins into image; abrasions, minor restoration and crackling in image.
Using his unique, Pop Art style of enlarged dots, broad outlines, and strong, flat reds and yellows, Lichtenstein composes an image of a saxophone and its faceless player that acts as a simple yet stylish and powerful advertisement for this jazz festival. Lichtenstein 44, Images of an Era 59, Word & Image p. 134, Weill 630.