Red Apple

1983

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Petersburg Press

Printer

Michael Berdan

Printer, American

The image depicts flowing shapes and dynamic lines, mainly composed of curving and looping strokes that form abstract patterns. The lines are bold black and deep red, resembling exaggerated brushstrokes. In the center, there is a circular form encased within a thick black contour, with touches of red and white stripes inside. Above, there are elongated horizontal strokes in brown and light orange creating an abstract archway or spine-like structure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on handmade Iwano Kizuki Hosho paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 58.1 x 73 cm (22 7/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 77.2 x 93 cm (30 3/8 x 36 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.114

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 196

  • Series Title

    Seven Apple Woodcuts

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; acquired 1996 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

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, no. 196.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: AP 4/14 rf Lichtenstein '83

Wikidata ID

Q75119600

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