Description:
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
Shipboard Girl, 1965, published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (Corlett, II.6). Signed "roy Lichtenstein" in pencil l.r. Offset color lithograph on paper, image size 26 x 19 1/8 in. (66.0 x 48.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Fading, water staining to lower edge (slightly into image),not examined out of frame.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Out of the frame the sheet measures 27 x 20 inches and its right edge is deckled. There is water staining to the lower edge, just into the image and pale staining through out (much more prevalent to the verso). There are 2 1-inch long thinned spots to the verso, one aligning with her bangs, the other aligning with the horizon line. The sheet is cockled.
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