ID 1209441
Lot 9 | ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Estimate value
$ 600 000 – 800 000
Lichtenstein, R.
I Love Liberty (Study)
signed and dated 'rf Lichtenstein '81' (lower right); signed again and dated again 'rf Lichtenstein '81' (on the reverse)
painted and printed paper collage and graphite on paperboard
image: 25 ¾ x 17 in. (65.4 x 43.2 cm.)
sheet: 34 x 25 in. (86.4 x 63.5 cm.)
Executed in 1981.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982
Literature
A. Theil, ed., Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. RLCR 3028 (illustrated).
Further Details
The present work is a unique study for a promotional poster and the screenprint I Love Liberty, published in conjunction with the “I Love Liberty” special broadcast on national television on March 21, 1982. The “I Love Liberty” broadcast was created by Norman Lear and his organization People for the American Way, a progressive advocacy group founded in 1980.
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