Roy LichtensteinThe Red Horsemen (Equestrians) signed offset lithograph poster with Olympic COA1982
1982
About the Item
- Creator:Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997, American)
- Creation Year:1982
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745213548482
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein is one of the principal figures of the American Pop art movement, along with Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg and Robert Rauschenberg.
Drawing inspiration from comic strips, Lichtenstein appropriated techniques commercial printing in his paintings, introducing a vernacular sensibility to the visual landscape of contemporary art. He employed visual elements such as the halftone dots that comprise a printed image, and a comic-inspired use of primary colors gave his paintings their signature “Pop” palette.
Born and raised in New York City, Lichtenstein enjoyed Manhattan’s myriad cultural offerings and comic books in equal measure. He began painting seriously as a teenager, studying watercolor painting at the Parsons School of Design in the late 1930s, and later at the Art Students League, where he worked with American realist painter Reginald Marsh. He began his undergraduate education at Ohio State University in 1940, and after a three-year stint in the United States Army during World War II, he completed his bachelor’s degree and then his master’s in fine arts. The roots of Lichtenstein’s interest in the convergence of high art and popular culture are evident even in his early years in Cleveland, where in the late 1940s, he taught at Ohio State, designed window displays for a department store and painted his own pieces.
Working at the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement in the 1950s, Lichtenstein deliberately eschewed the sort of painting that was held in high esteem by the art world and chose instead to explore the visual world of print advertising and comics. This gesture of recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context would become a trademark of Lichtenstein’s artistic style, as well as a vehicle for his critique of the concept of good taste. His 1963 painting Whaam! confronts the viewer with an impact scene from a 1962-era issue of DC Comics’ All American Men of War. Isolated from its larger context, this image combines the playful lettering and brightly colored illustration of the original comic with a darker message about military conflict at the height of the Cold War. Crying Girl from the same year featured another of Lichtenstein’s motifs — a woman in distress, depicted with a mixture of drama and deadpan humor. His work gained a wider audience by creating a comic-inspired mural for the New York State Pavilion of the 1964 World's Fair, he went on to be represented by legendary New York gallerist Leo Castelli for 30 years.
In the 1970s and ’80s, Lichtenstein experimented with abstraction and began exploring basic elements of painting, as in this 1989 work Brushstroke Contest. In addition to paintings in which the brushstroke itself became the central subject, in 1984 he created a large-scale sculpture called Brushstrokes in Flight for the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. Still Life with Windmill from 1974 and the triptych Cow Going Abstract from 1982 both demonstrate a break from his earlier works where the subjects were derived from existing imagery. Here, Lichtenstein paints subjects more in line with the norms of art history — a pastoral scene and a still life — but he has translated their compositions into his signature graphic style, in which visual elements of printed comics are still a defining feature.
Lichtenstein’s work is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and many others. He was awarded National Medal of Arts in 1995, two years before he passed away.
Find a collection of Roy Lichtenstein prints, drawings and more on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- The Red Horsemen (aka Equestrians) Modern Art Pavilion Seattle Art Museum PosterBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in New York, NYRoy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein at Modern Art Pavilion, Seattle Art Museum Limited Edition poster, 1976 Offset lithograph Limited Edition of 1500 22 1/2 × 28 inches Unframed This ...Category
1970s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Paintings Drawings Collages Prints at Kent State UniversityBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in New York, NYRoy Lichtenstein Paintings Drawings Collages Prints at Kent State University, 1976 Historic Offset Lithograph Poster 21 × 15 3/4 inches Unframed Limited edition highly collectible vintage Roy Lichtenstein poster. It was acquired from the estate of Ohio artist Joseph O' Sickey, a personal friend of Roy Lichtenstein, who was involved with the creation of the show. Very few of these posters remain, and in fact the only other one we have seen in recent years also came from O'Sickey's estate. "Lichtenstein", 1976, exhibition invite/poster, Kent State University School of Art, January 4-23-1976, lithograph on paper. This image is a 2 color version of Lichtenstein's 1972 work "still life with goldfish bowl and painting of a golf ball", which was inspired by Henri Matisses's 1912 work "goldfish." In very good condition with original folds, as issued Over the course of his career, Roy Lichtenstein designed 70 posters...Category
1970s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Earth Day, Original historic limited edition lithographic poster RauschenbergBy Robert RauschenbergLocated in New York, NYRobert Rauschenberg Earth Day, 1970 Offset Lithograph Plate signed and dated on the front Publisher: Castelli Graphics 33 1/2 × 22 1/4 inches Unframed This is the original 1970 offse...Category
1970s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Judy Chicago poster (Hand signed and inscribed)By Judy ChicagoLocated in New York, NYAccidents, Injuries and other Calamities poster Judy Chicago (Hand signed and inscribed), 1988 Offset lithograph on thin board (signed and inscribed by Judy Chicago) 26 × 20 1/4 inch...Category
1980s Feminist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset, Pencil
- Original Graham Gallery poster (hand signed by Nancy Graves)By Nancy GravesLocated in New York, NYNancy Graves Original Graham Gallery poster (hand signed by Nancy Graves), 1968 Extremely rare vintage offset lithograph poster (hand signed by Nancy Graves) hand signed by Nancy Graves in pencil on the front Frame included: held in museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass Publisher: Graham Gallery This late 1960s vintage Graham Gallery poster is hand signed by Nancy Graves on the front. It was published on the occasion of her "Camels" exhibition - a groundbreaking show in the artist's young life, as she died at age 54 of breast cancer. (People forget how brave she was, a sharp counterpoint to the style of the macho Minimalists of the era, like her ex husband Richard Serra.) The following year -- in 1969 - Nancy Graves became the first woman ever to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum. We've never seen another of these posters anywhere else in the world - let alone one hand signed by Nancy Graves. Elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass Measurements: Frame: 17 x 17.5 x 1.5 inches Work: 10 x 10.75 inches About Nancy Graves: Nancy Graves (1940–1995) was born in Massachusetts. Her father worked as an accountant at the local Berkshire Museum, where art was displayed with natural history. He encouraged his daughter’s early interests in art, nature and anthropology — interests which endured for the rest of her life. After graduating from Vassar College with a degree in English Literature, Graves attended Yale University, where she earned both a B.A. and an M.A. in Art, studying alongside Chuck Close, Robert Mangold and Brice Marsden. Following Yale, she won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship in 1964, and began studying painting in Paris — where she also married sculptor Richard Serra, whom she had met at Yale (and from whom she would divorce in 1970). Moving on to Florence soon after, she would live a somewhat nomadic life, spending time in countries that included Morocco, Kashmir, India, Egypt, Peru, Australia and Canada. From a point of view that she described as “objective,” Graves transformed scientific sources, such as maps and diagrams, into artworks by re-producing their complex visual information in detailed paintings and drawings. Investigating the intersections between art and scientific disciplines, Graves created compelling, formally rigorous, yet ultimately expressive works of art that examine concepts of repetition, variation, verisimilitude, and the presentation and perception of visual information. Based in SoHo, New York, Graves gained prominence in the late 1960s as a post-Minimalist artist for innovative camel, fossil, totem, and bone sculptures that were hand formed and assembled from unusual materials such as fur, burlap, canvas, plaster, latex, wax, steel, fiberglass and wood. Made in reaction to Pop and Minimalism, these works reference archaeological sites, anthropology, and natural science displays. Suspended from the ceiling or clustered directly on the floor, these early sculptures also engage with Conceptualist ideas of display. For her Whitney Museum presentation Graves exhibited three seemingly realistic sculptures of camels in an installation that evoked taxidermy specimens and questioned issues of verisimilitude in art and science, particularly in light of their hand patched and painted fur surfaces. The exhibition elicited wide spread critical responses and established her artistic significance. After intensely engaging with sculpture in the early 1970s, Graves returned to painting. Her detailed pointillist canvasses re-produced — in paint — images culled from documentary nature photographs, NASA satellite recordings, and Lunar maps...Category
1960s Post-Minimalist Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Pencil, Offset
- Offset Lithograph Poster; hand signed by Jim DineBy Jim DineLocated in New York, NYJim Dine Raven and Owls (Hand Signed), 2000 Offset Lithograph Poster; hand signed by Jim Dine 38 3/4 × 35 1/2 inches Hand signed by Jim Dine lower front Unframed This dramatic offset...Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Keith Haring 1982 (set of 4 printed works)By (after) Keith HaringLocated in NEW YORK, NYKeith Haring Tony Shafrazi 1982: set of 4 printed works: A set of four double-sided lithographic inserts from the seminal, spiral bound 1982 Keith Haring Tony...Category
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery announcement (Keith Haring Mickey Mouse)By (after) Keith HaringLocated in NEW YORK, NYKeith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 2005 (Keith Haring Mickey Mouse): Vintage folding Keith Haring exhibition announcement published on the ...Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Prints
MaterialsOffset, Lithograph
- Andy Warhol Shoes poster 1979 (1970s Andy Warhol)By Andy WarholLocated in NEW YORK, NYAndy Warhol illustrated advertising poster New York, 1979: 1970s Andy Warhol illustrated "Lighthouse Footwear Reptile Shoes," poster (New York, 1979). An elegant & well-sized vintage Andy Warhol poster executed during the artist’s lifetime. Warhol printed signature appears lower right. Catalog Raisonne: Andy Warhol: The Complete Commissioned Posters, 1964-1987 (entry 12; Marechal). Looks fantastic framed. Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper. Linen backed. 30 x 45 inches (76.1 x 114.3 cm). Well-preserved and in very good overall vintage condition with the exception of perhaps some minor signs of handling. Poster is linen backed and ready for framing. Printed Warhol signature...Category
1960s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Keith Haring Club DV8 (announcement)By (after) Keith HaringLocated in NEW YORK, NYKeith Haring Club DV8 San Francisco 1992: A rare, historic Keith Haring announcement card for Club DV8's pre-opening construction party, Friday December 4th, 1992; CLVB DV8, San Francisco. This party was dedicated to Keith Haring and even included a Keith Haring room. Offset printed announcement card. Dimensions 6 x 4 inches. Very good vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; rare. Further Background: "Haring’s work has long been a part of San Francisco’s ocular culture. He created works for diverse venues in San Francisco during his lifetime, including murals for DV8, a club once located in the South of Market neighborhood, and a huge, multi-panel painting for the South of Market Child-care Center (also known as the Saint Patrick’s Daycare Center). Haring’s outdoor sculpture Untitled (Three Dancing Figures 1989), located at Third and Howard Streets, is a prominent feature of Moscone Convention Center, and his triptych altarpiece The Life of Christ (1990) is installed in the AIDS Chapel at Grace...Category
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 2000 (vintage Basquiat announcement)By after Jean-Michel BasquiatLocated in NEW YORK, NYJean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 2000: Rare vintage Basquiat announcement published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enrico Navarra Paris during the...Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
MaterialsPaper, Lithograph, Offset
- Kenny Scharf Tony Shafrazi gallery 1984 (Kenny Scharf 1984)By Kenny ScharfLocated in NEW YORK, NYVintage 1984 Kenny Scharf Exhibition Poster: Original Kenny Scharf illustrated exhibition poster published by Tony Shafrazi Gallery in conjunction with the Fun Gallery, New York, NY 1984. Fun, cool, vibrant original 1980s pop art without breaking the bank. Medium: Offset Lithograph, 1984. Dimensions: 23 x 24.75 inches (folded open). Condition: Fold-lines as issued; good overall vintage condition. Muralist, painter, sculptor, and installation artist Kenny Scharf (American, b. 1958) is best known for his fantastical, large-scale paintings of anthropomorphic animals...Category
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsOffset, Lithograph