Roy Lichtenstein - Venetian School I

Original Lithograph and screenprint in colours, 1996, on Lanaquarelle, paper, signed in pencil, dated & numbered, the full sheet, on Lanaquarelle watercolour paper, with the publisher's blindstamp, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, and their inkstamp and workshop number verso

Edition: 50

Size: Image: 39 7/8 x 25 in. (101.2 x 63.5 cm) ; Sheet: 47 ¼ x 31 ¾ in. (120 x 80.6 cm)

Published by: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles,

Reference: Mary Lee Corlett: “The prints of Roy Lichtenstein” (Catalogue Raisonne) Number 295

G. 5219

Note: Roy Lichtenstein’s tongue-in-cheek humour is ever-present in this work as it makes a pun about the 15th-century Venetian school and the popular window coverings. Artists such as Titian and Veronese were considered to have brought a primacy of colour over the line of the artwork of this period. Lichtenstein subverts this with a cool palette and his recognisable bold outlines.

Public Collections:

Whitney Museum of American Art - https://whitney.org/collection/works/61081

Condition: In mint state with no blemishes.