A Bright Night

1978

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Mark Stock

Printer, American, 1951-2014

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Edward Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features bold, geometric shapes and lines with contrasting colors and patterns. There is a central shape that resembles a stylized face with prominent lips and a nose, encircled by curved red and white stripes. Flanking the central shape are various geometric elements, such as a triangular star and flag shape, along with a cylindrical form and an anchor-like cross. The background includes thick, diagonal lines and solid color blocks.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 46.8 x 53.5 cm (18 7/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 67.3 x 73.7 cm (26 1/2 x 29 in.)
    framed: 76.8 x 83.2 x 4.4 cm (30 1/4 x 32 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.27.39

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 155

  • Series Title

    Surrealist

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1990 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, 1994-1995, no. 60.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 793.

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, p. 153, no. 155.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.58. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini II rf Lichtenstein '78; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL78-857

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L. 1978

Wikidata ID

Q74884942

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