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Roy Lichtenstein — Red Barn For Sale
Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn Prints For Sale
Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn prints for sale at Guy Hepner Gallery, New York. The Red Barn series applies Lichtenstein's signature Pop graphic language to the landscape of rural America — the weathered farm buildings, open skies, and pastoral fields of the American countryside, rendered in his characteristic vocabulary of Ben-Day dots, flat colour fields, and bold black outlines.
The Series
The Red Barn works are among Lichtenstein's most overtly American subjects — paintings and prints that place his Pop visual system in dialogue with the regional landscape tradition and the iconography of the American heartland. Where his early Pop works drew on urban consumer culture, the Red Barn series turns to the rural, the pastoral, and the agricultural: subjects that carry their own weight of American myth and self-image.
The formal approach is consistent with his broader practice: aerial and flattened perspective, sky rendered as Ben-Day dot gradation from deep blue at the top to pale at the horizon, farmland as abstracted flat zones of colour. The red barn — an archetypal American visual symbol — becomes, in Lichtenstein's hands, a graphic element like any other: bold, flat, outlined, stripped of atmospheric sentiment.
Red Barn prints feature large areas of flat colour sky and bold primary palette. UV exposure causes colour shift in these areas; proper archival storage and UV-protective glazing are essential.
Hand-signed examples from documented editions command premiums over unsigned impressions.
Corlett catalogue raisonné reference is the primary authentication resource. Verify edition numbers and dimensions against published parameters.
Authentication
Red Barn prints are authenticated via the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation catalogue raisonné (Corlett). Guy Hepner provides full provenance documentation for all works offered from this series.
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Five Facts About Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn
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Red Barn (Corlett 89; RLCR 1764) is a 1969 screenprint in colours on C.M. Fabriano wove paper, produced in an edition of 250.
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The image measures approximately 14 3/8 x 17 1/4 inches, on a sheet of about 19 1/8 x 26 inches.
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The composition is closely related to Lichtenstein's 1969 painting Red Barn II (oil and Magna on canvas, 44 x 56 inches).
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The print depicts a traditional American rural landscape subject — a red barn set against rolling hills — rendered in a limited palette of red, green, black and white using Lichtenstein's characteristic Ben-Day dot shading.
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Red Barn dates from the same year, 1969, that Lichtenstein began his serial Haystack and Cathedral print portfolios engaging with historical landscape painting traditions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn prints for sale?
Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn prints for sale are available at Guy Hepner Gallery, 177 Tenth Avenue, New York. We offer authenticated editions with full provenance documentation sourced from the secondary market and directly from publishers.
Are Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn works limited editions?
Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn works — 1 available — are typically produced as limited editions, individually signed and numbered by the artist. Contact Guy Hepner Gallery for edition details on specific works.
How much do Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn prints cost?
Pricing for Roy Lichtenstein Red Barn prints varies by edition size, date, and condition. Contact Guy Hepner Gallery for current market pricing and availability.
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