Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). "Kiss (V)". Original color silkscreen poster. 1964. Printed 1980. Signed in red crayon, lower right. White wove paper. Full margins. Fine impression. 30 7/8 x 34 7/8 in. (784 x 886 mm). Sheet Size: 36 3/8 x 34 7/8 in. (924 x 886 mm). Excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-collection G. Eustis Paine, III. Kiss (V) was originally painted in 1964. Legendary publisher Poster Originals, Ltd., who was responsible for most of the posters for Leo Castelli and other leading New York galleries, commissioned this print from Lichtenstein as an exclusive silkscreen. As such, our example is a lifetime impression. Please note that our example is the original color silkscreen/serigraph and not the offset lithograph nor the later unauthorized silkscreen, printed after Lichtenstein's lifetime. A signed impression (as ours) of the color silkscreen has sold as high as $18,698 (PIASA, Paris [Art Abstrait et Contemporain], 06/10/2008, lot #109). The record high for the signed offset litho is $10,985 (Etude Tajan, Paris, 05/17/2006, lot #37). [23513]