ATTRIBUTED TO ROY LICHTENSTEIN(New York, 1923-1997)Airplane
Signed and dated verso "Roy Lichtenstein 1978".The work is hand signed and dated 1978 just bellow the PanAm newspaper clipping adhered to the back side.(PanAm was a former airline company)
The clipping has a stamped or painted brush stroke, something artist used on number of other works
Additional info: The back also shows a military coupon with a Fort Dix NJ address.Technique: Acrylic on wood
Size: Length 34.5 x 15.5 x 0.25 in
Notes:Possibly an additional mock-up for "Airplane", 1977. See catalogue raisonné #RLCR 2539 (RL 0262) at www.lichtenstein.org.
Lichtenstein's "Airplane", 1977, was created as a prop for Kenneth Koch's three-act play, "The Red Robins", which was directed by Donald Sanders. Lichtenstein was one of several well-known artists of the time to contribute to the set design. Others included Alex Katz and Red Grooms.
The play was performed in New York on December 29–31, 1977 at P.S. 1, Long Island City, Queens, and January 10–11 (preview) and January 17–29, 1978, at Theater at St. Clement's, Manhattan. According to the catalogue raisonné entry for "Airplane", "The artist signed the work when the performances ended and donated it to help cover the cost of production."
