Roy Lichtenstein
(American, 1923-1997)
Crying Girl
, 1963
Sale 790 - Prints and Multiples
Oct 2, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$20,000 -
$30,000
Sold for $81,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Roy Lichtenstein
(American, 1923-1997)
Crying Girl
, 1963offset lithograph
signed in pencil
17 1/2 x 23 inches.
Property from a Private Collection, sold to benefit the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Literature:
Corlett 1
Condition Report
Framed: 28 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches.
Sheet: 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 inches.
Verso remnants of linen tape from prior mountings at 2 points along all edges; small tears with repairs in all margins and most notably in the following locations: upper left 1/4 inch, upper center 1/8 inch, lower right corner extending from the edge of the sheet through the signature and into the hand approximately 2 inches in length, and upper right above eyelashes approximately 1 inch in length; color appears to be retouched throughout; handling creases at lower right corner. David Benrimon Fine Art and Christie's labels on verso of frame. Please request additional images.
Sheet: 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 inches.
Verso remnants of linen tape from prior mountings at 2 points along all edges; small tears with repairs in all margins and most notably in the following locations: upper left 1/4 inch, upper center 1/8 inch, lower right corner extending from the edge of the sheet through the signature and into the hand approximately 2 inches in length, and upper right above eyelashes approximately 1 inch in length; color appears to be retouched throughout; handling creases at lower right corner. David Benrimon Fine Art and Christie's labels on verso of frame. Please request additional images.
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