{"product_id":"roy-lichtenstein-salute-to-airmail","title":"Roy Lichtenstein Salute to Airmail, 1968","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Lichtenstein \u003cbr\u003eSalute to Airmail, 1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(RLCR 1637)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esolid silver Multiple with plexiglas base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 1\/2 x 3 1\/2 x 1 1\/2 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition of 50 with 4 APs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith original black plexiglas base, with the artist's incised initials and stamp-numbered from edition of 50 on the bottom edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by the International Collectors Society, New York to commemorate the 50th anniversaries of International Airmail service and the United States Airmail service\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabricators: Medallic Art Company, New York (cast); Robert Kulicke (plexiglas base)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Collection, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eM. Corlett, \u003cem\u003eThe Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonne 1948-1993\u003c\/em\u003e, New York, 1994, pg 27.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull documentation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lichtensteincatalogue.org\/catalogue\/entry.php?id=6068\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoy Lichtenstein Foundation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1968, the International Collectors Society of New York commissioned the artist to create this editioned sculpture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of both the United States Airmail Service (1968) and United States International Airmail Service (1969).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cast came with a certificate of authenticity from the International Collectors Society.\u003cimg width=\"583\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephklevenefineartltd.com\/artists\/roy-lichtenstein\/lich-airmail-sketch.webp\" alt=\"Roy Lichtenstein Salute to Airmail (Study)\n\n1968\"\u003eRoy Lichtenstein Salute to Airmail (Study) 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist produced two 17-inch plaster maquettes depicting in high relief the Empire State Building, an airmail plane in flight and other Art Deco symbols (per an undated letter from the President of the International Collectors Society, New York, to its members, RLF Archives); these were used to devise a mold for the reduced-sized tabletop sculpture. More than half of the edition was cast in three metals in 1969 with the balance done with the artist’s permission in 1986 by James Goodman Gallery, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JKLFA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53775575580971,"sku":null,"price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0846\/4777\/2459\/files\/76B3F662-910B-45F5-9085-0E45CA8E477C_1_201_a.jpg?v=1781710919","url":"https:\/\/jklfa.store\/products\/roy-lichtenstein-salute-to-airmail","provider":"Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}