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Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Voodoo Lily
Details
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Voodoo Lily
signed, signed with the artist’s initials, dated and titled ‘rf Lichtenstein '61 VOO-DOO LILY rfl’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 1⁄8 x 20 in. (81.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1961
Voodoo Lily
signed, signed with the artist’s initials, dated and titled ‘rf Lichtenstein '61 VOO-DOO LILY rfl’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 1⁄8 x 20 in. (81.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1961
Provenance
Dolph and Beatrice Bernardi, New York (gift from the artist).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (on consignment from the above).
Private collection, Greenwich (acquired from the above, 1989).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (on consignment from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, April 1996.
Gagosian Gallery, New York (on consignment from the above).
Private collection, Greenwich (acquired from the above, 1989).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (on consignment from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, April 1996.
Literature
E.A. Busche, Roy Lichtenstein: Das Frühwerk, 1942–1960, Berlin, 1988, p. 236 (illustrated, fig. 142).
A. Theil, Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné (www.lichtensteincatalogue.org), no. RLCR 662 (accessed January 2026; illustrated in color).
A. Theil, Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné (www.lichtensteincatalogue.org), no. RLCR 662 (accessed January 2026; illustrated in color).
Exhibited
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Roy Lichtenstein: Early Black and White Paintings, November-December 2001, p. 13 (illustrated).
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