Roy Lichtenstein Coffee Table from His Personal Collection Heads to Sotheby's Auction
Sotheby's is currently conducting an online auction featuring an exquisite brass and glass coffee table crafted by renowned artist Roy Lichtenstein in the late 1960s. This auction coincides with a significant retrospective of Lichtenstein’s work at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Part of the ‘Modern’ collection, only three tables were made, with the artist retaining one for his Southampton residence. The expected selling price for the table ranges from $50,000 to $70,000. Additionally, a live auction set to offer 21 items is projected to exceed $1 million. The table can be viewed at Sotheby's Breuer in New York.
Key facts
- Roy Lichtenstein designed a brass and glass coffee table in the late 1960s.
- The table is part of an online sale at Sotheby's.
- The sale coincides with a Lichtenstein retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
- The table was made in an edition of three.
- Lichtenstein kept one table for his Southampton, New York home.
- The other tables went to Leo Castelli (swapped for a Dan Flavin artwork) and Donald Judd (exchanged for a sculpture).
- The online sale estimates the table at $50,000–$70,000.
- A live auction of 21 lots features works expected to fetch over $1 million.
- The table is an extension of Lichtenstein's 'Modern' series, featuring Art Deco motifs.
- The exhibition 'Reflections on Pop: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein' is on view at Sotheby's Breuer headquarters, 945 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Sotheby's
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Wallpaper*
- ELLE DECOR
Locations
- Southampton
- New York
- United States
- 945 Madison Avenue
- New York, NY 10021
- USA