Painted and patinated bronze
29 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (74.9 x 46.4 x 16.8 cm)
Most casts numbered, signed and dated base edge. Ed. 1/3 also inscribed with dedication. Posthumous 0/6 numbered, marked with artist's name, dated, marked with copyright notice with year of fabrication and chopmarked.
Classification: sculpture (editioned)

Sculpture (Editioned)

Catalogue entries for editioned sculpture provide conception and fabrication dates, dimensions, and transcriptions of inscriptions with brief summaries highlighting inconsistencies within editions.

All fabricators involved with an edition are documented, including their location at the time of fabrication and, when available, key workshop staff. Publishers and commissioners involved in the production and distribution of a sculpture are also listed. 

Remarks address conflicting information, historical cataloguing errors or other unclear details.

Primary Images usually illustrate an individual work in an edition, often with multiple images taken from various angles. Research Images document inscriptions or other details of interest.

Edition Numbers

When edition numbers for individual casts could not be confirmed, the edition number is given as "unkn" to mean unknown. The works may or may not correspond to other works in the same edition with incomplete provenance.

Dates

Conception dates for editioned sculpture are based on the year a collage or prototype, used for the edition's fabrication, was completed. Approximate dates are indicated with circa "c." Fabrication dates follow the conception date in parentheses and are based on the year(s) in which individual works in an edition were delivered by the fabricator to the artist’s studio to be painted, usually shortly after delivery.

Dimensions

Dimensions reflect fabricators' dimensions recorded in official paperwork or documented in studio files maintained by the artist or his estate whenever available; otherwise, they stem from Castelli records, RL Studio Cards or the catalogue team's research.

Inscriptions

Despite extensive research efforts, physical examination or documentation of inscriptions was not always possible. In these cases, the signature transcription says “[no information].” When information came from an external source, e.g., an auction catalogue, inscriptions are given verbatim with a reference.

Provenance

Provenance histories for editions of 3, 6, 8, and 12 works are provided. For larger sculpture editions, provenance has not been researched and descriptive details, such as individual signature transcriptions, are not given. Entries follow instead a format similar to print entries.

(Contrary to entries for large sculpture editions, the catalogue provides provenance for all of Lichtenstein's banner and tapestry editions, regardless of their size, to document their complex histories.) See: 4.2. BANNER (EDITIONED)

Research

Primary sources consulted are mainly the rich materials in the RLF Archives, such as studio correspondence, fabricator agreements and invoices, publisher’s royalty reports, shipping receipts, business logs and loan forms. In addition, frequent conversations were held with former fabricator staff and studio assistants. James dePasquale, Lichtenstein's assistant since the early 1970s, was primarily responsible for painting the artist's smaller sculptures after they were delivered by the fabricator to the artist’s studio. He served as an invaluable source for questions about media details and process.  

Posthumous Casts

In accordance with Lichtenstein's intentions or unrealized plans left at the time of his passing, the Estate of the artist, after consultation with the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, produced a select group of monumental and smaller casts. They are described as such in their catalogue entries.

In all cases, production was based on extended research and documentation with historical indications. The same fabricators were used for the posthumous casts as for the lifetime casts, with oversight provided by the artist's assistant James dePasquale, reflecting a standard studio practice. Often, the casts were made with higher quality materials and improved engineering, paint systems, etc., due to a less restrictive budget.

Posthumous casts, which do not reflect or expand lifetime editions are not included in the catalogue. For further information see: Projects of the ERL.

Read more: Guide to the Catalogue
Print this page

Catalogue entry

Artwork: Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528)  Ed. 3/3
Ed. 3/3
Artwork: Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528)  Ed. 3/3
Artwork: Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528)  Ed. 3/3
Artwork: Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528)  Ed. 3/3
RLCR 2528 (LC 777; RL 0687)
Cup and Saucer I
c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019)
Title Source
Castelli; RL Studio Card; RL Studio Photograph
Media
Painted and patinated bronze
Dimensions
29 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (74.9 x 46.4 x 16.8 cm)
Description
Edition of 3 plus posthumous 0/3
Fabricators: Tallix Inc., Peekskill, N.Y. (ed. 1/3–3/3); Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, Walden, N.Y. (posthumous 0/3).
Inscriptions
Most casts numbered, signed and dated base edge. Ed. 1/3 also inscribed with dedication. Posthumous 0/6 numbered, marked with artist's name, dated, marked with copyright notice with year of fabrication and chopmarked.
Ed. 2528.0/3
0/3 ROY LICHTENSTEIN '76 / © ESTATE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN 2019 [Polich Tallix chop]
Ed. 2528.1/3
FOR IRENE AND PETER LUDWIG 1/3 rf Lichtenstein '76
Ed. 2528.2/3
2/3 rf Lichtenstein '76
Ed. 2528.3/3
3/3 rf Lichtenstein '76
Remarks

The casts are marked 1976. However, shipping notes and invoices for prepayments to the fabricator are dated January through March 1977, suggesting fabrication in 1977 was more likely (RLF Archives).

Research Images
Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528). Ed. 1/3: Inscription
Ed. 1/3: Inscription
Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528). Ed. 2/3: Inscription
Ed. 2/3: Inscription
Cup and Saucer I, c. 1976 (fabricated 1977, posthumous 0/3 fabricated 2019) (RLCR 2528). Ed. 3/3: Inscription
Ed. 3/3: Inscription
Related Works
loading
Provenance
Ed. 2528.0/3
Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Ed. 2528.1/3
Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen, Germany, September 1977 (via Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City)
Ed. 2528.2/3
Kenneth Tyler, New York, January 1978 (artist gift)
(Sotheby's, New York, May 18, 2000, Property from the Collection of Kenneth Tyler and Tyler Graphics Ltd., lot 327)
Martin Z. Margulies, Miami, Fla.
Ed. 2528.3/3
Private collection
Exhibitions
Mayor Gallery, London, Roy Lichtenstein: Sculpture, November 16–December 20, 1977 (Morphet 1977) (ed. 2528.2/3).
Leo Castelli Gallery (420 West Broadway), New York, Roy Lichtenstein: Sculpture, November 19–December 17, 1977 (Morphet 1977) (ed. 2528.3/3).
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Roy Lichtenstein 1970–1980, May 8–June 28, 1981 (only Cologne, lower floor exhibit) (Cowart 1981b). Traveled to: Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, July 16–September 6, 1981; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, September 22–November 29, 1981; Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, December 16, 1981–February 7, 1982; Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Cologne, March 10–April 25, 1982 (with an additional exhibit on the Kunsthalle's lower floor showing Lichtenstein artworks from the Ludwig Collection) (Cowart 1982a); Orsanmichele, Florence, Italy, May–August 1982 (Cowart 1982b); Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, September 21–December 19, 1982 (Cowart 1982b); Fundación Juan March, Madrid, January 14–March 20, 1983 (Cowart 1982b); Ohara Museum of Art, Chuo Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, April 26–May 22, 1983 (Cowart 1982b); Seibu Museum of Art, Seibu Takanawa, Tokyo, June 1–July 13, 1983 (Cowart 1983) (ed. 2528.1/3).
65 Thompson Street, New York, Roy Lichtenstein: Bronze Sculptures, 1976–1989, May 19–July 1, 1989 (Tuten 1989) (ed. 2528.3/3).
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany, LudwigsLust: Die Sammlung Peter und Irene Ludwig, June 19–October 10, 1993 (Eissenhauer 1993) (ed. 2528.1/3).
Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Roy Lichtenstein: Imágenes reconocibles: Escultura, pintura y gráfica, July 9–October 18, 1998 (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes 1998). Traveled to: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, November 5, 1998–January 31, 1999; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 5–September 30, 1999 (as Roy Lichtenstein: Sculpture and Drawings, revised and expanded) (Corcoran 1999); Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia, Spain, October 21, 1999–January 9, 2000 (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes 1999); Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, A Coruña, Spain, January 27–April 23, 2000 (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes 1999); Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal, May 11–August 15, 2000 (as Roy Lichtenstein: Imagens Reconhecíveis) (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes 2000) (ed. 2528.3/3).
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida, Roy Lichtenstein: Inside/Outside, December 11, 2001–February 24, 2002 (Clearwater 2001) (ed. 2528.3/3).
Gagosian Gallery (555 West 24th Street), New York, Roy Lichtenstein: Still Lifes, May 8–July 30, 2010 (Gagosian, New York 2010) (ed. 2528.3/3).
Gagosian Gallery (980 Madison Avenue), New York, Lichtenstein Remembered, September 9–October 21, 2023 (Gagosian, New York 2023) (ed. 2528.3/3).
Literature
Smith, Philip. "Roy Lichtenstein: Interview." Arts Magazine (New York) 52, no. 3 (November 1977), p. 26 b/w ill.
Lichtenstein, Roy, and Ernst A. Busche. "Interview mit Roy Lichtenstein." Translated from the English by Ernst A. Busche. Das Kunstwerk 31, no. 1 (February 1978), p. 18 b/w ill. (ed. 2528.1/3).
Contemporary Great Masters: Roy Lichtenstein. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd., 1992, no. 35 n.p. color ill.
Celant, Germano. Roy Lichtenstein Sculptor. Milan: Skira Editore for Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, 2013. Exhibition catalogue (2013 Venice Vedova), no. 58 n.p. facing p. 100 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. 58 n.p. facing p. 100 color ill. [not exhibited].
Entry Updated October 18, 2023