Roy Lichtenstein Still Life with Book, Grapes and Apple

Roy Lichtenstein
1923 - 1997

Still Life with Book, Grapes and Apple (Study)
signed, dedicatedTo John Coplans and dated '71 (lower right)
colored pencil and graphite on paper
image: 5 ½ by 5 ½ in. (14 by 14 cm.)
sheet: 11 ¼ by 10 in. (27.9 by 25.4 cm.)
Executed in 1971.

Condition Report:
This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling to the sheet with soft creases throughout. The sheet is time stained with an associated linear 2 1/2 inch band of discoloration around the composition. Please note, the upper, lower, and left edges are folded, which are obscured by the mat and are not visible in normal viewing conditions. Framed under glass.

Framed dimensions: 12 1/4 by 12 1/4 in. (31.1 by 31.1 cm.)

Provenance:
John Coplans, New York (acquired as a gift from the artist circa 1971)

Lewis Kaplan, London (acquired from the above)

Nancy Merryman, Stanford (acquired from the above in May 1978)

Tilo and Lore von Döring, Cologne (acquired from the above circa 1980)

Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner