Imperfect Painting

1988 · Painting

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

1977–1993
Skowhegan Medal, Brandeis award, “Friends of Barcelona”
Lichtenstein received the Skowhegan Medal for Painting (1977), the Creative Arts Award in Painting from Brandeis University (1991) and the “Amici de Barcelona” award from Mayor Pasqual Maragall (1993).
1977–1996
Honorary doctorates
Lichtenstein received several honorary doctorates, among them from the California Institute of the Arts (1977), Southampton College (1980), Ohio State University (1987), the Royal College of Art (1993) and George Washington University (1996).
March – June 1987
First solo drawings show at MoMA for a living artist
From March to June 1987 the Museum of Modern Art showed a solo exhibition of Lichtenstein’s drawings, the first at MoMA for a living artist.
1989
“Torpedo… Los!” sells for $5.5 million
The painting “Torpedo… Los!” (1963) sold at Christie’s for $5.5 million, a record sum at the time, making Lichtenstein one of only three living artists to attract such sums.