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May 20, 2023
(New York, 1923-1997)
Sunrise, 1965, one of only 3 or 4 known, signed lower right "rf Lichtenstein", published by the artist, New York, screenprint, in yellow, red, and black, on silk panel, sight 45 x 40-1/4 in., total approximately 49-1/2 x 44-3/4 in.; black frame
Note: According to Corlett and Fine, "The image on the fabric was designed by Lichtenstein. It was made into a dress, designed by Leigh Rudd Simpson specifically for Lichtenstein's friend Letty Lou Eisenhauer to wear to his opening at the Galerie Ileana Sonnabend in Paris in 1965. In addition to the dress, one other panel is known to exist."
See: Corlett, M.L and R.E. Fine, Lichtenstein online catalogue raisonne
https://www.imageduplicator.com/main.php?work_id=3831&year=1965&decade=60#
stain lower right, taped to verso, uneven edges with small holes some fraying at unbound edges, tape staining
Private Collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist; Swann Auction Galleries, sale 2415, May 12, 2016, lot 153, sold for $31,200 (hammer); Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow
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