Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). "Whaam! [diptych - 2 original prints]". Original color offset lithographs [2]. 1967. Signed in pencil, lower right, second panel. From an edition published 1967-1968 (3,450 impressions). Printed on Huntsman Superwhite Cartridge paper (printings since 1971 were on 200-gram twin-wire Cartridge paper). The full sheets. Fine impressions with fresh colors. Condition: Overall good to very good; small stain left margin second panel, not into the image; vertical crease in both panels, more apparent in the first; there are no scuffs, holes, tears, foxing, etc. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Corlett App.7; Doering/Von der Osten 22; Bianchini (1971), cat. no.2; Zerner (1975) cat. no. 2. Provenance: The Tate Gallery; Private Collection, Leeds, England. The auction record for this set is $29,573 (€19,144) at PIASA, Paris, 06/10/2008. The highest price achieved in 2011 was $12,186 (€8,540) Villa Griesbach Auktionen, Berlin, 05/28/2011. The printer was Beck and Partridge, Leeds. Published by the Tate Gallery, London. Image copyright © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. Overall size: (each panel) 25 1/8 x 29 5/16 in. (638 x 745 mm). Image size: (two panels together) 24 3/4 x 58 in. (629 x 1473 mm). [26390] |10000| {R100}