ROY LICHTENSTEIN Aspen Winter Jazz Poster 1967

Original screen-print on heavy, glossy white paper. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery for the Aspen Jazz Festival in 1967. Printed by Chiron Press, New York. The project was initiated by John and Kimiko Powers who invited several leading jazz musicians to participate in a weekend called the Aspen Jazz Festival in 1967. Page 82 #44 of "The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein" a catalogue raisonne 1(contact info removed). This print is in immaculate condition. A rare gem (not linen backed) Dimensions: 40 in. x 26 in. (1016 x 660 mm.) Similar originals selling for $5,000-7,000 at auction. “What I really want to do is music,” Roy Lichtenstein in a 1997 interview. “But I won’t give up my day job!” The son of a gifted piano player, the Pop artist grew up surrounded by music, playing a variety of instruments as a child, and attending concerts at the Apollo theater as a teenager. Lichtenstein was especially drawn to the improvisational style of jazz, and he often painted in his studio to the tunes of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. When Lichtenstein turned 70, he even began saxophone lessons with the renowned jazz saxophonist Hayes Greenfield as his teacher. In 1995 and 1996, just a few years into his studies, the Pop artist released a series of silkscreens featuring musical staves and notes swirling across the paper, celebrating the freeform spirit of jazz.

Condition

Used (normal wear)

Size

Large (up to 60 in)

Style

Modern