Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "Paper Plate". Medium: Original color screenprint, in yellow, red, and blue, on white paper plate. Date: Composed 1969. Dimensions: Image size: (Diameter): 10 1/4 in. (260 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower center, recto. Dated and copyrighted with artist's name "Roy Lichtenstein" printed on verso. Edition of c5,000. Fine impression. Very good condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Corlett III.45. Comment(s): According to 'Gordon's Art Reference' the auction record for another impression (signed) of this plate is $2,360 at Ivey-Selkirk, St. Louis, 11/12/2011, lot #393. Corlett notes that "Many of these plates have been autographed by the artist" (Mary Lee Corlett, "The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1948-1993," pg. 286). In the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The plates were commercially printed and wrapped in clear cellophane for sale at Bert Stern's "On 1st" store. Correspondence found in the artist's records indicates that the plates may have been fabricated at Artmongers Manufactory, New York. "Paper Plate" is related to other designs the artist produced for dishware, such as the limited edition place settings produced by Jackson China Co. for Durable Dish Company in 1966, and the tea service designed for Rosenthal China in 1984. Image copyright © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [28546-13-600]