Apple and Lemon

1983

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image displays swirling wavy lines and brushstroke-like shapes in an abstract composition. In the center, a circular shape outlined in purple contains black, red, yellow, and blue strokes. Surrounding this central form are green and beige strokes resembling stacks of logs or crumpled fabric. The artwork uses vibrant colors and flowing shapes to evoke a sense of movement and energy.
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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: 58.6 x 88.1 cm (23 1/16 x 34 11/16 in.)
    sheet (irregular): 79.4 x 106 cm (31 1/4 x 41 3/4 in.)
    framed: 89.7 x 116.2 x 4.4 cm (35 5/16 x 45 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.111

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 193

  • 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

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. 71.

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. 193.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q75119633

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