Assuming this is the real deal (we like to be fresh-faced optimists around here), it's hard not to feature this Roy Lichtenstein signed lithograph. With colors this bold, this piece of Pop Art makes choosing a room's focal point easy. Plus, art is a great investment. We say, if you have the cash, give an appraiser a ring and high tail it over to Suze's place to check it out! -MM
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OTHER GOOD STUFF
- Antique white painted Kitchen cabinet/ buffet w/ Formica Top for $350
- Gotta Move Sale
- Mid-Century Chaise
- Antique DESK / Farm Bench for $550
- LARGE RUSTIC COFFEE TABLE for $850
- Set of Teak and Rattan Chairs for $350
- Vintage Steel Desk for $300
- Long Wooden Table 1960's for $150
- 1930's Dresser for $350
- Late ‘50s Danish Modern Armchair w/Magazine Holder for $150
- Antique Art Deco 32" Round Mirror for $75
- Mid Century Modern Light Fixtures for $175 ea. or $600/set
can someone please buy that white antique cabinet and bring it to a little cottage by the beach? it's so sweet.
christina i love it also. since i'm thinking only about my ikea varde pieces to be purchased any day now i feel like this cabinet is their grandmother. have i gone too far.....
obi, you haven't gone too far at all. i really like the varde pieces...enjoy your new purchase!
I wish people who post photos on Craigslist would learn how to use their "rotate" function!!!
Gone too far? Noooooo... now I'm thinking that if I ever need to redo a tiny SF kitchen on a tiny me-budget, the right IKEA cabinets plus those 1950s chrome handles might not be bad.
I'd be a bit careful about that Lichtenstein print -- it doesn't really look like a bargain.
There are a lot of factors that determine an artwork's price -- the stature of the artist, the quality of the work, its age, its rarity, etc. Some are objective, some not.
Lichtenstein is certainly an important artist. But an edition of 300 is a very, very large edition size, which usually means "less expensive." And 1977 isn't very old. So $4,800 seems a bit steep.
If you absolutely love the image and are assured it's legit, go ahead. But if you have $5000 to spend on a single piece you can find some really amazing stuff.
If you love Lichtenstein, visit a gallery who represents him (such as Mitchell-Innes and Nash in NYC) and look at their prints.
Otherwise, go to some of the galleries in Chelsea or Williamsburg and see what you like. Look at group shows of younger "emerging" artists in galleries or museums, or go to one of the annual NYC shows (such as the February "Armory" show, which is actually at Pier 90/92 on the West Side). There's so much out there!
ArtGeek--
And it also seems the Affordable Art Show is returning to its roots, with an actual "Affordable Art Show" coming to the Metropolitan Pavilion in (I believe) June. (in addition to its higher-priced incarnation, "The AAF" also on the Piers, usually in February).
That, and the AIPAD show, are my favorites of the year.
I would be VERY CAREFUL about the Lichtenstein. It's an offset litho, which usually means a poster. Lichtenstein did a large number of posters throughout his career, though this one is not included in the Catalogue Raisonnee as far as I could see. It's a large edition size and though $4,800 is a good price for Lichtenstein, it really matters which Lichtenstein it is.
barbara and ArtGeek make some good points. Certainly this is a relatively large edition, but no one knows how many of these still exist in the condition mine is in, which is perfect. Since it is an offset litho, as barbara points out, many people may have treated them like posters - i.e. thumbtacks and the like.
The Lichtenstein Foundation owns both one of the signed prints from this edition as well as the original painting upon which this print was based. It will likely be included in the revision of the Catalogue Raisonnee.
As for its legitimacy, I am willing and able to provide proof of authenticity to any potential buyer.
ArtGeek---I recently purchased an old picture from a garage sale. I took a picture of it in the glass frame and sent it to a dealer---He said that he thought it was a print--So I took the crumbling brown cardboard off the back and took the picture out---In the right hand corner, underneath the painted signature was a tab that was folded under--It had the orginal signature on the tab---On the other side it had very faintly, John Drescher Co.----After the Storm---This is a picture by Arthur V. Diehl---Is it ususal for an artist to sign a print?---And is it more valuable?-----Thanks---From Sandra (who knows nothing about prints HA!)
WHO is selling this and how do I contact them???
Jason-
I'm the one who listed this for sale in AT's Classifieds section back in May 2006. Is the only way to exchange our contact info by posting it here on this thread?
Suze