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How did Lichtenstein make his dots?

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How did Lichtenstein make his dots?
To make his dots, Roy Lichtenstein developed a special process. He would hold an aluminum mesh template over the painting and then push oil paint through its openings using a small toothbrush. This innovative technique allowed the Pop artist to recreate the dotted look of comic book art with paint. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Roy Lichtenstein art.
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Spray Can, from 1¢ Life
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Title: Spray Can Portfolio: 1¢ Life Medium: Lithograph on white wove paper Year: 1963 Edition: 1762/2000 Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 19 1/4" Sheet Size: 16" x 11 1...
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1960s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Lichtenstein Paper Plate — Pop Art Icon
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Roy Lichtenstein, 'Paper Plate', serigraph, 1969, edition unknown, Corlett III.45. Printed in dark blue ink verso, 'Roy Lichtenstein © On 1st Inc. 1969'. A fine impression, on white paperboard pressure formed into a 3-dimensional plate; age toning verso, otherwise in very good condition. Published by Bert Stern, New York. Image size 10 1/4 inch diameter, 1-inch depth. Archivally sleeved, unmounted, unframed. Carefully protected for shipping. Literature: John Russell. 'Art: Time for Old-Master Prints', New York Times (July 27, 1979), p. C16. Jan Howard. 'Reflections on 'The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein', Print Collector's Newsletter 26 (July–August 1995), p. 82. Mark M. Johnson. 'The Great American Pop Art Store: Multiples of the '60s', Art & Activities 123 (June–Summer 1998), ill. p. 37 (color). Mary Lee Corlett. 'The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné', New York, 2002, p. 286, no. III.45. Susan Dackerman, ed., 'Corita Kent and the Language of Pop', exhibition catalog, Harvard Art...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

The Red Horsemen (Equestrians) limited edition signed Olympic lithograph w/COA
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein The Red Horsemen, aka The Equestrians (with COA from the 1984 Olympic Committee), 1982 Limited Edition Lithograph and offset Lithograph on Parsons Diploma Parchment...
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Rose, Cover from 1 Cent Life
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Title: Rose, Cover from 1 Cent Life (Rose) Screenprint in green over yellow linen and (1 Cent Life) Screenprint in pink over blue lettering on board of unbound book Year: 1964 Medium: Silkscreen on linen on heavy board Size Edition : 2000 Dimensions: 16.31" x 25.32" (Full cover) Dimensions of Image: 16.31 x 11.88 References : Corlett # III.3 Provenance: Private Collection, Berlin Printed by Maurice Beaudet in Paris and published by E. W. Kornfeld, of Bern, Switzerland. Edition of 2000, unsigned as issued in the regular edition of Walasse Ting's '1¢ Life' portfolio of 1964. Superb impression with good strong colors. This iconic piece was executed by Lichtenstein and printed onto stiff paperboard to serve as the front cover of 1 Cent Life, published in 1964 by Kornfeld in an edition of 2000. The image is printed to the edge of the board, with the Lichtenstein silkscreen...
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1960s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Linen, Screen

Early Roy Lichtenstein drawing (Roy Lichtenstein, St. Macarius Monastery) c.1951
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Roy Lichtenstein, ‘St. Macarius Before His Monastery,’ circa 1951: Included in the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné - this unique, rare early sket...
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1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor

Sandwich and Soda (Corlett 35), X + X, Roy Lichtenstein
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen on Mylar. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, X + X, Ten Works by Ten Painters, 1964. Published by the Wadsworth Athene...
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1960s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Screen

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