Roy LichtensteinExplosion. 1967.

Original lithograph in three colours. 1967. Signed in pencil. Numbered from the edition of 100. With the Hollander Workshops studio inkless stamp. Edition of 100 plus 20 artist's proofs. Drawn by Lichtenstein and printed at Hollander Workshops, New York 1967. Issued in 'Portfolio 9'. Rare.

Ref: Corlett - The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein no 49.

Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom.

William Weston Gallery, 2015.

Private Collection, The Netherlands

William Weston Gallery, 2022.

Note: Explosion is one of the key print images from Lichtenstein's ground-breaking 'comic art' period and also one of the rarest. Unlike the best known other original print images of this era - 'Reverie' and 'Sweet Dreams Baby, Pow' - which were issued in editions of 250 impressions, 'Explosion' was only in an edition of 120, including proofs. 'Shipboard Girl' and 'Crying Girl' were offset transfer lithographs rather than prints directly drawn by Lichtenstein, and the editions were very large. It is largely due to the fact that 'Explosion' is so seldom seen on the market because of the much smaller edition that it is not so famous.

Extremely fine fresh impression with excellent colours. On pale cream wove Rives paper. Excellent condition, very slightest signs of previous mounting. Very faint colour loss in the red. Drawn to full sheet size, as issued. Sheet: 560 x 431mm.