Various Other Works

This section documents works that are not included in the Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonné. They are mostly artworks the artist abandoned or destroyed, works that have been classified as autographs, authorized replica, or projects originating with the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein (ERL). Also listed are test pieces created by others to help with the fabrication process of Lichtenstein's Barcelona Head sculpture.

An unauthorized Lichtenstein tapestry version made outside of an authorized edition is included here to document the history of its making.

Ongoing research may lead to further entries in the future.    

Airplane (Replica)
REP (RL R0262)
Airplane (Replica)
1977
Title Source
RLF
Media
Acrylic, tape, graphite pencil on foamcore mounted to wood
Dimensions
74 13/16 x 168 1/2 in. (190 x 428 cm) (approx.)
Inscriptions
Neither signed nor dated
Examination Notes
Work could not be examined.
Remarks

Built and painted per the artist's instructions by Vanessa James and her team at the premises of P.S. 1, Long Island City, Queens.

This replica of Lichtenstein's Airplane (RLCR 2539) was part of a stage set for Kenneth Koch's three-act play The Red Robins, directed by Donald Sanders.

Performance time in New York: December 29–31, 1977, P.S.1, Long Island City, Queens; January 10–11 (preview) and January 17–29, 1978, Theater at St. Clement's, Manhattan

Contributing artists to the set design: Jane Freilicher, Red Grooms, Vanessa James, Alex Katz, Katherine Koch, Rory McEwen, Roy Lichtenstein

Originally, Sanders asked for a replica to limit the wear and tear of the original piece. Eventually he included both airplanes at the New York venues of the performance.

Provenance
Kenneth Koch Play Production, New York City
Stuart Pivar, New York City, c. October 1979
Andy Warhol, New York City
Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1985 (via Galerie Denise René)
Private collection, Bruges, Belgium, c. 1988 (via Christian Fayt Gallery, Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium)
Literature
Ginsburg, Allen with Kenneth Koch. "A Poet Writes for the Stage." New York Times, January 8, 1978, p. D6 b/w ill. (either this work or Airplaine, RLCR 2539).
Related Artwork
Landscape (Replica)
REP (RL R1127)
Landscape (Replica)
1978
Title Source
RLF
Media
Acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas
Dimensions
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.4 cm)
Inscriptions
Initialed verso, lower right: RL
Verso: Replica [three times]
Remarks

Artist-assisted replica of RLCR 2296, Landscape, produced with Lichtenstein's help by William Anastasi and Dove Bradshaw for the 1978 P.S. 1 exhibition Couples. For this exhibit, Anastasi and Bradshaw recreated a wall in Roy's living room, in which they included the replica.

Exhibitions
P.S. 1, Queens, New York, Couples, December 3, 1978–January 21, 1979.
Gagosian Gallery (555 West 24th Street), New York, Roy Lichtenstein: Greene Street Mural, September 10–October 17, 2015.
Literature
Gagosian Gallery, New York, and Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Roy Lichtenstein: Greene Street Mural. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2015. Exhibition catalogue, n.p. color ill. (installation view), p. 117 color ill.