Catalogue entry
RLCR 3769 (RL 1402)
Barcelona Head
c. 1988 (fabricated 1992)
Title Source
RLFMedia
Glazed ceramic tiles, concreteDimensions
770 3/8 x 261 7/16 x 183 1/16 in. (1956.8 x 664 x 465 cm)Inscriptions
Signed on yellow and black brushstroke edge: rf LichtensteinArtwork © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
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Provenance
Ajuntament de Barcelona (The City of Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
Literature
Navarro Arisa, Juan José. "Una escultura de 20 metros de Lichtenstein se erigirá en el puerto de Barcelona." El país (Madrid), June 29, 1991, p. unavail. not ill.
"Lichtenstein Unveils a New Sculpture in Barcelona." New York Times, July 8, 1992, p. C15 ill. (in situ, with artist).
Braff, Phyllis. "Lichtenstein Sculpture: Full View." New York Times, August 16, 1992, p. 1 not ill., p. 12 not ill.
Waldman, Diane. Roy Lichtenstein. New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1993. Exhibition catalogue (1993 New York Guggenheim), no. 270 n.p color ill. [not exhibited].
Wachtmeister, Marika. "Roy Lichtenstein: En lågmäld popkonstnär." Femina (Helsingborg, Sweden), no. 8 (August 1994), p. 98 color ill. (in situ).
Waldman, Diane. Roy Lichtenstein. Translated from the English by Bram Opstelten and Magda Moses. New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1994. Exhibition catalogue (1993 New York Guggenheim), no. 270 n.p color ill. [not exhibited].
Aguilar, Sergi. Senyals públics: Apunts sobre intervencions artístiques a l'espai urbà. Edited by Patronat Municipal de Cultura, Mataró, Spain. Mataró, Spain: Patronat Municipal de Cultura, 1999. Exhibition catalogue (1999 Mataró Can Palauet), p. 33 color ill. (in situ), [not exhibited].
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Lichtenstein: Sculpture and Drawings. Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1999. Exhibition catalogue (1998 Mexico City Museo del Palacio), n.p. facing p. 159 b/w ill. [not exhibited].
Salus, Carol. "Roy Lichtenstein: Mosaicist, 1950s and 1990s." Ceramics: Art and Perception (Sydney), no. 66 (December 2006), p. 80 color ill. (in situ).
Faton-Boyancé, Jeanne, ed. L'objet d'art. Special issue, Roy Lichtenstein exposition au Centre Pompidou, no. 69 (July 2013), p. 14 color ill. (in situ).
Celant, Germano. Roy Lichtenstein Sculptor. Milan: Skira Editore for Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, 2013. Exhibition catalogue (2013 Venice Vedova), no. 155 n.p. preceding p. 196 color ill. [not exhibited].
Celant, Germano. Roy Lichtenstein Sculptor. Milan: Skira Editore for Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, 2013. Exhibition catalogue (2013 Venice Vedova), no. 155 n.p. preceding p. 196 color ill. [not exhibited].
Archival Material
From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
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From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
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From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
Photo: Photographer unknown, courtesy RLF ArchivesClick image to view.
From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
Photo: Photographer unknown, courtesy RLF ArchivesClick image to view.
From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
Photo: Photographer unknown, courtesy RLF ArchivesClick image to view.
From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
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From RLF Archives: In process at Sentmenat
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Entry Updated November 1, 2023
Location: Passeig de Colom, Barcelona, Spain
Organizer: HOLSA (Barcelona Holding Olimpico, S.A.), a joint venture of the Spanish state and Barcelona Town Hall established to prepare the city for the 1992 Olympic Games.
Engineers: ESTEYCO (mainly Javier Rui-Wamba Martija and Miguel Angel Fernández). Technical planning under the direction of IMPU (L'Institut Municipal del Paisatge Urbà), represented by the architect Pedro Barragán and its director Josep Acebillo, assisted by Xavier Nieto.
Cement manufacturer: Fusté, Sentmenat (Barcelona)
Tile fabricator: Rosa Grés, Cerdanyola (Barcelona)
Tiling by Joaquim Blanes.