About the Artwork
Lichtenstein revels in the blandness and sleekness of the American vernacular and the formulaic treatment of home decoration in trade advertisements. But, with tongue-in-cheek matter-of-factness, he spikes those interiors with examples of his own past painting and sculpture.
Interior with Mirrored Closet
1991
Roy Lichtenstein
1923-1997
American
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Oil and magna on canvas
Overall: 118 1/4 × 144 1/8 × 2 5/8 inches (300.4 cm × 3 m 66.1 cm × 6.7 cm)
Paintings
Contemporary Art after 1950
Founders Society Purchase, Catherine Kresge Dewey Acquisition Fund
1992.1
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Markings
Signed, verso: rf Lichenstein
Inscribed, dated on back of canvas: '91
Provenance
1992-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)For more information on provenance, please visit:
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© Roy Lichtenstein Foundation / ADAGP, Paris
Roy Lichtenstein, Interior with Mirrored Closet, 1991, oil and magna on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Catherine Kresge Dewey Acquisition Fund, 1992.1.
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