Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn

An original signed screenprint on C. M. Fabriano - 100/100 Cotone paper by American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) titled "Red Barn", 1969. Hand pencil signed and dated by Lichtenstein lower left, and numbered lower right. Limited edition: 55/250. Printer unknown and published by Gabriele Mazzotta Editore, Milan, Italy.
 
Printed in three colors: red, green, and black. Gabriele Mazzotta Editore blindstamp/chopmark lower right. C. M. Fabriano watermark right margin.
 
This work is related to "Haystack", 1969 (Corlett No. 84). Reference: 'The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonne 1948-1997' by M. L. Corlett, No. 89, page 110. Provenance: private collection - Saratoga Springs, NY whom acquired it directly from the publisher.
 
Beautifully framed with 30 coat Italian lacquer moulding. All archival. Framed size: 23.5" x 25.75". Sheet size: 19.07" x 26.07". Image size: 14.5" x 17.25". In excellent condition.archival.
 
Framed size: 23.5" x 25.75". Sheet size: 19.07" x 26.07". Image size: 14.5" x 17.25". In excellent condition.
 
Red Barn relates to two integral strands of importance in Lichtenstein's work - high art and Pop Art. Red Barn presents both a vision of an American isolationist utopia and the quintessentially American rural idylls painted by conservative American landscape artists. Yet it is painted in the customary Lichtenstein reductive cartoon style that adds an inevitable sense of mockery characteristic of his work.
 
American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997.
 
Lichtenstein was committed to his art until the end of his life, often spending at least 10 hours a day in his studio. His work was acquired by major museum collections around the world, and he received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995. In 2013 the painting "Woman with Flowered Hat" set another record at $56.1 million as it was purchased by British jeweller Laurence Graff from American investor Ronald O. Perelman. This was topped in November of 2015 by the sale of "Nurse" for 95.4 million dollars at Christie's auction.