On
from the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5
Medium: Etching on BFK Rives paper
Year: 1962-1964
Image: 6 x 4 1/2 inches (15×11 cm)
Sheet: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (15×19 cm)
Edition: 60
Artist’s Proofs: 15 AP
Printer: Atelier Georges Leblanc, Paris
Publisher: Galleria Schwartz, Milan
Literature: Corlett 32
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 745
On, 1962 (published 1964) (RLCR 745) | Catalogue entry | Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné
Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge
On is Lichtenstein’s first commissioned print and his first Pop print. The plate was worked by Lichtenstein in his studio and then sent to Arturo Schwarz, who sent it to the printer.
The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving was published in seven volumes (2 volumes called The Forerunners of the Avant-Garde and 5 volumes called The International Avant-Garde). The artists included in each volume were selected by Schwarz (listed in the colophon by his pen name Tristan Sauvage), with the exception of volume 5, which was selected by Schwarz and Billy Klüver.
Contributing artists were George Brecht, Allan D’Arcangelo, Jim Dine, Stephen Durkee, Letty Eisenhauer, Stanley Fisher, Sam Goodman, Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Allan Kaprow, Roy Lichtenstein, Boris Lurie, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Richard Stankiewicz, Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Watts, and Robert Whitman.
Auction Results
Christie’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 18,000 – 25,000
USD 35,560
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
On (Corlett 32), 1962
From the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving, vol. 5,
The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered
Etching on Rives BFK paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 36⁄60
(there were also fifteen artist’s proofs)
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 20,320
Rago: 15 February 2023
Estimated: USD 18,000 – 24,000
USD 30,240
ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923–1997
On (from the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5), 1962/1964
Etching on BFK Rives
Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge ’20/60 Roy Lichtenstein 1962′
Christie’s New-York: 9 March 2022
Estimated: USD 15,000 – 20,000
USD 27,720
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
On, from The Anthology of Contemporary Engraving, vol. 5, 1962
Etching on Rives BFK paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 24⁄60