La Sortie (State)

1996

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Wendy Nield

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Claudio Stickar

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a large blue armchair in the center, with a small table next to it holding a blue lamp. The color scheme includes blue, black, white, and grey tones. The armchair is on the left, the table and lamp are on the right. Behind them, there is a striped black and white pattern on the wall, with a part of a picture frame in the top right corner. To the left of the armchair, there is a solid black section with vertical blue lines resembling curtains. On the far right, part of a figure wearing polka dot shoes and a garment with a similar design is visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on PTI paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy Lichtenstein and Gemini G.E.L.

  • Dimensions

    image: 133.7 x 190.5 cm (52 5/8 x 75 in.)
    sheet: 148.6 x 205.7 cm (58 1/2 x 81 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.146.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 304

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2003 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1681.

2002

  • Corlett, Mary Lee, and Ruth E. Fine. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997. New York and Washington, D.C.: Hudson Hills Press and the National Gallery of Art, 2002, pp. 272-273, no. 304.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.115. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: SP I rf Lichtenstein '96; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL90-1221A

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q75422435

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