Painted and patinated bronze
89 x 32 x 19 in. (226.1 x 81.3 x 48.3 cm)
Most casts signed, dated and numbered base edge. AC 0/6 signed, numbered and dated.
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.

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Catalogue entry

Artwork: Galatea, 1989 (fabricated 1990) (RLCR 3866)  Ed. 1/6
Ed. 1/6
Artwork: Galatea, 1989 (fabricated 1990) (RLCR 3866)  Ed. 1/6
Artwork: Galatea, 1989 (fabricated 1990) (RLCR 3866)  Ed. 1/6
Artwork: Galatea, 1989 (fabricated 1990) (RLCR 3866)  Ed. 1/6
RLCR 3866 (LC 1102; RL 1027)
Galatea
1989 (fabricated 1990)
Title Source
Castelli; RL Studio Card
Media
Painted and patinated bronze
Dimensions
89 x 32 x 19 in. (226.1 x 81.3 x 48.3 cm)
Description
Edition of 6; 1 AC 0/6
Fabricator: Tallix, Inc., Beacon, N.Y.
Inscriptions
Most casts signed, dated and numbered base edge. AC 0/6 signed, numbered and dated.
Ed. 3866.0/6
rf Lichtenstein 0/6 '90
Ed. 3866.1/6
rf Lichtenstein '90 1/6
Ed. 3866.2/6
rf Lichtenstein '90 2/6
Ed. 3866.3/6
rf Lichtenstein '90 3/6
Ed. 3866.4/6
[no information]
Ed. 3866.5/6
[no information]
Ed. 3866.6/6
[no information]
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Provenance
Ed. 3866.0/6
Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Ed. 3866.1/6
Private collection
Ed. 3866.2/6
Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Collection, November 2000 (by gift)
Private collection, San Francisco, June 2011 (via Castelli Gallery, New York City)
Ed. 3866.3/6
Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, June 1992 (via Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City) [owner deceased December 2003]
Ed. 3866.4/6
Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Private collection, Florida, October 2003 (via Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York City; via Arij Gasiunasen Gallery, Palm Beach, Fla.)
Ed. 3866.5/6
{Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, August 1990–April 1993}
{Gagosian Gallery, New York City, April–May 1993}
{Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, June–July 1993}
Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Private collection, New York City, May 2000
Ed. 3866.6/6
The artist
Private collection, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1997 (by bequest)
{Gagosian Gallery, New York City, December 2003}
Private collection, February 2006 (via Gagosian Gallery, New York City)
Exhibitions
FAE Musée d'Art Contemporain, Pully-Lausanne, Switzerland, Roy Lichtenstein, September 26, 1992–January 31, 1993 (Michetti-Prod'Hom and Edelman 1992, p. 103 color ill.). Traveled to: Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, February 17–April 18, 1993 (Tate Liverpool 1993) (ed. 3866.2/6).
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 20th Century Masters, May 4–June 4, 1994 (not in cat.) (Janis 1994) (ed. 3866.5/6).
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Mondrian +: 20th Century Masters at Janis, September 22–November 12, 1994 (ed. 3866.5/6).
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Brancusi to Segal at Janis, January 7–February 11, 1995 (ed. 3866.5/6).
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. 3866.2/6).
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, La sculpture contemporaine au Jardin des Tuileries, October 25, 2000–October 9, 2006 (ed. 3866.2/6).
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Roy Lichtenstein on the Roof, May 1–November 2, 2003 (Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003) (ed. 3866.0/6).
LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York, Art in the Gardens, May 1–September 30, 2004 (ed. 3866.1/6).
LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York, Art in the Gardens, April 20, 2005–October 6, 2007. (de-installed in winter) (ed. 3866.1/6).
Gagosian Gallery (6–24 Britannia Street), London, Roy Lichtenstein: Sculpture, June 6–August 6, 2005 (Foster, H. 2005). Traveled to: Gagosian Gallery (555 West 24th Street), New York, September 16–October 22, 2005 (ed. 3866.6/6).
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tom Wesselmann and Roy Lichtenstein: American Pop, March 12–August 13, 2006 (ed. 3866.3/6).
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, Roy Lichtenstein at Fairchild, December 8, 2007–May 31, 2008 (ed. 3866.2/6).
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, May 16–September 3, 2012 (Rondeau and Wagstaff, Sheena 2012). Traveled to: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., October 14, 2012–January 13, 2013; Tate Modern, London, February 21–May 27, 2013 (as Lichtenstein: A Retrospective) (Dunne 2012); Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, July 3–November 4, 2013 (as Roy Lichtenstein, revised and reorganized) (Dunne 2013); (Pompidou 2013); (Morineau 2013a) (ed. 3866.1/6).
Gagosian Gallery (980 Madison Avenue), New York, Lichtenstein Remembered, September 9–October 21, 2023 (Gagosian, New York 2023) (ed. 3866.1/6).
Literature
MacIssac, Heather Smith (Photographs by Scott Frances). "Primary Space: Roy Lichtenstein Paints in Broad Strokes in His Renovated Studio." House and Garden 163, no. 7 (July 1991), p. 72 color ill. (in studio).
McGee, Celia. "Pop on Top This Summer at the Met." Daily News (New York), May 2, 2003, p. 59 ill. (installation view, 2003 New York MMA). (ed. 3866.0/6).
Bader, Graham, ed. Roy Lichtenstein. October Files 7. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2009, p. 159 b/w ill.
Morel, Francis, ed. Connaissance des arts. Special issue, Roy Lichtenstein, no. 589 (July–August 2013), p. 47 color ill. (ed. 3866.1/6).
Celant, Germano. Roy Lichtenstein Sculptor. Milan: Skira Editore for Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, 2013. Exhibition catalogue (2013 Venice Vedova), no. 171 p. 211 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. 171 p. 211 color ill. [not exhibited].
Entry Updated October 19, 2023