Mirror #2

1972

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features a large circle against a plain background. The circle contains alternating colored shapes and dots forming an abstract composition. The upper area of the circle has rows of small blue dots decreasing in density towards the center. Around the perimeter, there are segments of color in yellow, green, red, and black resembling small arcs. The overall appearance suggests modernity and structure with abstract elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color line-cut and screenprint with embossing on Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 71 x 71 cm (27 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.122

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 107

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 383.

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. 122, no. 107.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.36. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 2/80 rf Lichtenstein '72; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL72-434

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74068426

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