Study for "Fragmented Painting of Lemons and a Melon on a Table"

1973

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image shows a large yellow circle and two smaller yellow shapes resembling lemons on a table. The color palette consists mainly of yellow and red, with some black outlines. Positioned in the center of the image, the large yellow circle dominates the scene, while the two smaller yellow shapes are placed slightly to its left. To the right of the table, a triangular form with yellow highlights is visible. Red diagonal lines fill the background, and a solid red color accents the table's edge.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2005, gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • The Drawings of Roy Lichtenstein, Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, 15 March - 2 June 1987; Museum Overholland, Amsterdam, 17 July - 13 September 1987; Tel Aviv Museum, 20 Octorer - 20 December 1987; Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, 11 January - 7 February 1988; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 14 March - May 1988; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England, 18 May - 19 July 1988; Corcoran Gallrey of Art, Washington, D.C., 17 September - 20 November 1988.

Inscriptions

in graphite, center verso: rf Lichtenstein '73; along bottom verso: EL85.819 D-2508 TR6188.372 (D-175) / 75-8

Wikidata ID

Q64629968

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