Modern Painting with Clef

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Object Details

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein, American, b. New York City, 1923–1997

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, to 31 October 1967

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, Greenwich, Connecticut, 31 October 1967-6 March 1972

Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972

Exhibition History

LEO CASTELLI GALLERY, New York. "Roy Lichtenstein," 28 October-18 November 1967.

CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, Cincinnati. "Roy Lichtenstein: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture," 7-31 December 1967, ill. pp. 6-7.

MUSEUM FRIDERICIANUM, Kassel, Germany. "Documenta 4: Internationale Ausstellung," 27 June-6 October 1968, no. 4, ill. p. 175.

SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York (did not tour). "Roy Lichtenstein," 19 September-16 November 1969, no. 49, ill. p. 64.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, fig. 1011 (color), p. 651.

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Boston. "Roy Lichtenstein: The Modern Work, 1965-1970," 8 November-31 December 1978, ill.

MUSEO DEL PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES, Mexico City. "La Pintura de los Estados Unidos de museos de la ciudad de Washington," 18 November 1980-4 January 1981, no. 87, color ill. p. 231.

SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective," 7 October 1993-16 January 1994, no. 137, color ill. Tour: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Los Angeles, 30 January-3 April; MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTREAL, Quebec, 26 May-5 September; HAUS DER KUNST, Munich, 14 October-9 January 1995; DEICHTORHALLEN, Hamburg, 8 February-30 April; PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS, Brussels, 2 June-3 September.

Published References

LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), fig. 1011 (color), p. 651.

HICKEY, DAVE. Roy Lichtenstein: Modern Paintings (New York and Chicago: Richard Gray Gallery, 2010), color ill. p. 41.

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972

Date

1967

Accession Number

72.176

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil, synthetic polymer, and pencil on canvas

Dimensions

100 1/8 × 180 3/8 in. (254.3 × 458.2 cm)

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School

Pop Art (American)

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py23936bfe0-dcbd-4f70-8f72-c9b0558e0f1d

Record ID

hmsg_72.176