Lot 42
Roy LIchtenstein (1923-1997)
Lot 42 Details
Roy LIchtenstein (1923-1997), American
ASPEN WINTER JAZZ, FEB. 26 ‘67 (1967) (POSTER) [LICHTENSTEIN POSTERS, 18], [CORLETT, 44]
Colour silkscreen poster; signed and numbered 262/300 in pencil along the bottom. Published by Roy Lichtenstein and Leo Castelli.
Sheet sight 39.5" x 29.5" — 100.3 x 74.9 cm.
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Theo Waddington Inc., Montreal, stock no. M9381
Note:
Lichtenstein’s image of a saxophone was created as an advertisement for this jazz festival held on Feb. 26, 1967.
Commencing in 1963, Richard Gibson held jazz parties in Aspen. A New Yorker who had moved west, Gibson tried to bring popular music of New York to the Rocky Mountains. The jam session parties continued to be held until 1969.