Roy Lichtenstein
1923 - 1997
Mirror #1. 1972.
Mixed media. Linocut, color silkscreen, embossing, and collage.
Signed, dated, and numbered. From an edition of 80 copies. On light cardboard. Diameter: 53.3 cm (20.9 in). Sheet: 71,1 x 71,1 cm (27,9 x 27,9 in).
From the “Mirror Series”. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with the dry stamp and copyright dry stamp, as well as the publisher’s stamp and handwritten registration number “RL 72 - 435” on the reverse). [KA].
• Through shading and silver highlights, Lichtenstein creates a playful mirror effect.
• In the year of its creation, the entire “Mirror Series” was shown as a solo exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York.
• Roy Lichtenstein is considered one of the earliest and most significant artists of Pop Art.

PROVENANCE: Carlton Fine Arts, New York.
Private collection, Hesse (acquired from the above).

EXHIBITION: (Probably different works in each case):
Mirror Series, Castelli Graphics, New York, Nov. 18–Dec. 9, 1972.
Taittinger Collection Presents: Roy Lichtenstein panorama de l’œuvre gravé, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, Paris, Jan. 30–Feb. 4, 1991; Musée St. Roch, Issoudun, France, Feb. 15–Mar. 17, 1991.

LITERATURE: (Probably a different copy in each case):
Theil, Andrea. “Mirror #1, 1972 (RLCR 2032).” In Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. www.lichtensteincatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=10 (accessed June 2, 2026).
Mary Lee Corlett, The prints of Roy Lichtenstein. A catalogue raisonné 1948–1997, New York 1994, CR no. 106 (illustrated in color).

In good condition. The edges of the sheet show slight color variation and are naturally wavy. There is a fine, streaky surface abrasion in one spot, likely caused by framing. There is a tiny handling mark on the upper center edge of the sheet and another on the left center edge. The lower left corner of the sheet has a tiny crease.
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