Roy Lichtenstein - Editions & Works on Paper New York Friday, July 24, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gift of the artist to the present owner.

  • Literature

    see Mary Lee Corlett 35

  • Catalogue Essay

    Sandwich and Soda is one of Lichtenstein’s first Pop prints and the first print he made on a surface other than paper. This proof, depicted in the actual size, is a miniaturized version of the final edition included in the iconic X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters) portfolio in 1964. This proof is hand-signed by the artist, whereas, the impressions included in the X + X portfolio are historically unsigned.

    Roy Lichtenstein’s Sandwich and Soda comes from the collection of architect and art collector Hanford Yang. Yang was an early friend and collector of Lichtenstein’s work (as well as other artists), and he designed Lichtenstein’s studio in East Hampton. A selection of Yang’s collection was shown at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in 1968 called, Art of the 60’s: Selections from the Collection of Hanford Yang.

Property from the Collection of Hanford Yang

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Sandwich and Soda, for Ten Works by Ten Painters portfolio

1964
Screenprint in colors, on clear plastic, with full margins.
I. 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (11.4 x 14 cm)
S. 5 x 6 in. (12.7 x 15.2 cm)

Signed in black ink, (the regular edition was 500 and with larger dimensions), an unnumbered unique test proof for the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, unframed.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $16,250

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 23 - 24 July 2020