On November 13, 2002, Happy Tears surpassed Kiss II, which had sold for $6.0 million in May 1990,[1] by selling for $7.1 million at Christie's auction house in New York.[2] In November 2005, the 1963 work In the Car surpassed Happy Tears' Lichtenstein work record auction price, when it sold for $16.2 million.[3][4]
Happy Tears was acquired at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, in 1964. It did not change hands until it was sold again on November 13, 2002, at auction at Christie's in New York.[5] The owner lent this work for exhibition twice in the late 1960s. From November 1967 to May 1968, the exhibit made stops at the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), Tate Gallery (London), Kunsthalle Bern (Bern), and Kestner-Gesellschaft (Hannover). From September to November 1969, it was exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.[5] It was then displayed at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City in 2008.[6][7]
After 1963, Lichtenstein's comics-based women "look hard, crisp, brittle, and uniformly modish in appearance, as if they all came out of the same pot of makeup." This particular example is one of several that is cropped so closely that the hair flows beyond the edges of the canvas.[11] The image is made more poignant by the cropping and positioning of the fingers.[12] The woman exudes a sense of relief over something that is outside the canvas.[13]
^Dargis, Manohla (February 19, 2010). "The Many Shades of Family Dysfunction". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^Anderson, Melissa (February 16, 2010). "Mitchell Lichtenstein Continues Bad Filmmaking with Happy Tears". Village Voice. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^Coplans (ed.). p. 23. Very often a head is cropped to such an extent that the hair flows outside the borders of the format ...{{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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^Tøjner, Poul Erik (2003). "I Know How You Must Feel ...". In Holm, Michael Juul; Poul Erik Tøjner; Martin Caiger-Smith (eds.). Roy Lichtenstein: All About Art. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. p. 19. ISBN87-90029-85-2. There are close-up studies of melodramatic studies of melodramatic behavior like Frightened Girl or Happy Tears, both from 1964, but even here the narrative horizon is close at hand ... the happy girl radiates relief over something or someone that is no longer – or perhaps precisely is – out of the picture
References
Coplans, John, ed. (1972). "Introduction, Biographical Notes, Chronology of Imagery and Art". Roy Lichtenstein. Praeger Publishers.
External links
Lichtenstein Foundation website
Christies video
Christies sale
April 20, 2023
happy, tears, lichtenstein, happy, tears, 1964, painting, lichtenstein, formerly, held, record, highest, auction, price, lichtenstein, painting, happy, tearsartistroy, lichtensteinyear1964, 1964, movementpop, artdimensions96, contents, history, details, also, . Happy Tears is a 1964 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein It formerly held the record for highest auction price for a Lichtenstein painting Happy TearsArtistRoy LichtensteinYear1964 1964 MovementPop artDimensions96 5 cm 96 5 cm 38 in 38 in Contents 1 History 2 Details 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditOn November 13 2002 Happy Tears surpassed Kiss II which had sold for 6 0 million in May 1990 1 by selling for 7 1 million at Christie s auction house in New York 2 In November 2005 the 1963 work In the Car surpassed Happy Tears Lichtenstein work record auction price when it sold for 16 2 million 3 4 Happy Tears was acquired at the Leo Castelli Gallery New York in 1964 It did not change hands until it was sold again on November 13 2002 at auction at Christie s in New York 5 The owner lent this work for exhibition twice in the late 1960s From November 1967 to May 1968 the exhibit made stops at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Tate Gallery London Kunsthalle Bern Bern and Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover From September to November 1969 it was exhibited at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 5 It was then displayed at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City in 2008 6 7 When the American independent comedy drama film entitled Happy Tears starring Parker Posey Demi Moore Rip Torn Sebastian Roche 8 and Ellen Barkin which was written and directed by Roy Lichtenstein s son Mitchell Lichtenstein 9 was marketed the film poster prominently included the image of his father s work The film was named after this painting 10 Details EditAfter 1963 Lichtenstein s comics based women look hard crisp brittle and uniformly modish in appearance as if they all came out of the same pot of makeup This particular example is one of several that is cropped so closely that the hair flows beyond the edges of the canvas 11 The image is made more poignant by the cropping and positioning of the fingers 12 The woman exudes a sense of relief over something that is outside the canvas 13 See also Edit1964 in artNotes Edit 6 Million Is Paid For Lichtenstein Miami Herald May 9 1990 p 5D Retrieved May 17 2012 Auction record for pop artist BBC News November 15 2002 Retrieved May 15 2012 Melikian Souren November 10 2005 Record 22 4 million paid for a Rothko The New York Times Retrieved May 17 2012 Kelly Tara November 11 2010 Lichtenstein Tops Warhol in Auction Time Retrieved May 17 2012 a b Sale 1150 Lot 30 Roy Lichtenstein 1923 1997 Happy Tears Christies November 13 2002 Retrieved May 21 2012 Roy Lichtenstein at Gagosian Happy Tears 1964 The New York Times June 10 2008 Retrieved May 21 2012 Smith Roberta June 11 2008 The Painter Who Adored Women The New York Times Retrieved May 21 2012 Leslie Felperin February 11 2009 Happy Tears Variety Retrieved June 7 2012 Dargis Manohla February 19 2010 The Many Shades of Family Dysfunction The New York Times Retrieved June 6 2012 Anderson Melissa February 16 2010 Mitchell Lichtenstein Continues Bad Filmmaking with Happy Tears Village Voice Retrieved May 21 2012 Coplans ed p 23 Very often a head is cropped to such an extent that the hair flows outside the borders of the format a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a Missing or empty title help Coplans ed p 40 in Happy Tears 1964 the cropped fingers enhance the poignancy of the image a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a Missing or empty title help Tojner Poul Erik 2003 I Know How You Must Feel In Holm Michael Juul Poul Erik Tojner Martin Caiger Smith eds Roy Lichtenstein All About Art Louisiana Museum of Modern Art p 19 ISBN 87 90029 85 2 There are close up studies of melodramatic studies of melodramatic behavior like Frightened Girl or Happy Tears both from 1964 but even here the narrative horizon is close at hand the happy girl radiates relief over something or someone that is no longer or perhaps precisely is out of the pictureReferences EditCoplans John ed 1972 Introduction Biographical Notes Chronology of Imagery and Art Roy Lichtenstein Praeger Publishers External links EditLichtenstein Foundation website Christies video Christies sale Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Happy Tears Lichtenstein amp oldid 1092436577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
