May 11, 2017 - Sale 2447

Sale 2447 - Lot 165

Unsold
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
As I Opened Fire Poster.

Three offset color lithographs, 1966. Each 610x497 mm; 24x19 5/8 inches (sheet), full margins. The last panel signed in pencil, lower right. Acquired by the current owner directly from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, late 1960s. Printed by Drukkerij Luii & Co., Amsterdam. Published by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Superb impressions with fresh colors.

According to Corlett, "This is a reproduction of the painting As I Opened Fire (1964) in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Over the years several sizeable editions have been printed, and the reproductions are still available at the museum. A number of these reproductions have been autographed." Corlett App. 5.