Lot #1800: ROY LICHTENSTEIN - BMW Le Mans Art Car - Color metal diecast sculpture

                   

Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997).
Title: "BMW Le Mans Art Car [museum edition; includes acrylic display case]".
Medium: Color metal diecast sculpture.
Date: Composed 1977/2003.
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $1,600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $2,500/3,000
Lot Note(s): Signed with the initials in an unknown hand (not the artist's) in red marker, center right. Edition of 3,000. Fine condition.
Comment(s): The full title of the work is: BMW Le Mans Art Car 3er Minichamps PMA 1:18 320i E21 PRM Group 5. Dimensions of car: 3 3/4" height x 10 3/8" length x 4 3/8" width. Display case dimensions: 5 5/8" height x 13 7/8" length x 8 1/4" width. The original race car was painted by Roy Lichtenstein in 1977; the diecast car was released in 2003. Apparently a very scarce object. No auction records located. For a detailed examination of BMW Art Cars, please see http://www.bmwdrives.com/bmw-artcars.php. Image copyright © The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [27037-12-1600-NA]