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Roy Lichtenstein Art

American, 1923-1997

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.

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Artist: Roy Lichtenstein
Kiss II (Limited Edition Reversible Cotton Blanket Wall Hanging) 59" x 70" LARGE
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Kiss II, Reversible Beach Blanket/Towel, 2013 Cotton Terry LARGE: 59 × 70 × 3/10 inches (approx. 30 x 20 when folded) (note that the mea...
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2010s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Cotton, Screen, Mixed Media, Textile, Laid Paper

Crying Girl Exhibition The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein at The Parrish Art Museum
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
This is a poster, done by Roy Lichtenstein for the Crying Girl Exhibition The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein at The Parrish Art Museum. It is signed by the artist and framed.
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1990s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Offset

Two Nudes, State I (Corlett 285), Roy Lichtenstein
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Title: Two Nudes, State I (Corlett 285) Year: 1994 Edition: 10, plus proofs Medium: Relief print in colors on Rives BFK mold-made paper Size: 48 ...
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1990s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Roy Lichtenstein 'Real Estate' 1969
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) This Lichtenstein 'Real Estate' print in blue is a 1969 lithograph on Arches paper. There was an edition of 100 produced (there were also approximately ...
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1960s Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph

Untitled, Roy Lichtenstein
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Published by Rosenthal, Germany in 1990, this exquisite glazed porcelain plate is from an image created by Roy Lichtenstein. The brilliantly colored plate, accompanied by its origin...
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20th Century Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Porcelain

Pop Art Limited Edition Lithograph of Mermaid, Miami Beach Sculpture Signed
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Roy Lichtenstein Mermaid Original lithograph on Arches paper from the estate of one of the original donors to the sculpture. 8 Color litho on pap...
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20th Century Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Untitled
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Art Production Fund in conjunction with the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein in 2013, this original screenprinted glossy paper plate conta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Saint Louis Art Museum poster (Hand Signed and dated by Roy Lichtenstein)
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein 1970-1980 (Hand Signed and dated by Roy Lichtenstein), 1981 Offset lithograph. Hand signed and dated in ink Hand-si...
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1980s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Offset, Ballpoint Pen, Lithograph

Bicentennial Print
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
Numbered and signed rf Lichtenstein and dated '75 in pencil lower right by the artist. Blindstamp Styria Studio chop lower right. From the America: The Third Century Portfolio. Publi...
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1970s Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Roy Lichtenstein 'Wallpaper With Blue Floor Interior' 1992
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) Roy Lichtenstein's 'Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior' is a 1992 screenprint made up of five framed prints on Paper Technologies, Inc. Waterleaf paper....
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1990s Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Chem 1A /// Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Science Chemistry Screenprint Portrait Face
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Chem 1A" *Signed and dated by Lichtenstein in pencil lower right Year: 1970 Medium: Original Screenprint on Special Arjomari paper Limited edition: 32/100, (there were also 10 artist's proofs) Printer: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA Reference: "The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997" - Corlett No. 100, page 117; Gemini No. 248 Framing: Recently framed in a contemporary white maple moulding with double matting and Artglass AR 92 non-reflective 92% UV protection glass. All archival Framed size: 36.38" x 26.63" Sheet size: 30.13" x 20" Image size: 24" x 14.25" Condition: In excellent condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Newport Beach, CA; possibly acquired directly from the printer/publisher Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA. Numbered by Lichtenstein in pencil lower left. This work is related to Lichtenstein's 1970 "Peace Through Chemistry...
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1970s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Roy Lichtenstein 'Entablature II' (Corlett 139) 1976
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) Roy Lichtenstein's 'Entablature II' is a Screenprint, lithograph and collage in colors with embossing on Rives BFK paper. Signed, dated and numbered in ...
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1670s Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Entablature IV /// Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Large Design Architecture Pattern
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Entablature IV" Portfolio: Entablature Series *Signed and dated by Lichtenstein in pencil lower right Year: 1976 Medium: Original Screenprint and Collaged mat pink Metallic Foil with Embossing on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: 14/30, (there were also 9 artist's proofs) Printer: Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, NY Publisher: Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, NY Reference: "The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997" - Corlett No. 141, page 144; PCN 7 (July-August 1976); "Tyler Graphics Catalogue Raisonné 1974-1985" - Tyler No. 337:RL5, page 210 Framing: Framed in a contemporary white moulding with plexiglass and matted with a custom hand-wrapped 8 ply linen mat Framed size: 39.5" x 55" Sheet size: 29.19" x 44.82" Image size: 20.19" x 38" Condition: Some light cosmetic wear to frame; presently no hanging wire. The artwork is in mint condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private company collection - Miami, FL, acquired directly from the publisher Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, NY in the 1970's. Numbered by Lichtenstein in pencil lower left. Comes from Lichtenstein's 1976 "Entablature Series" portfolio of 11 prints, (Corlett No. 138-148). Printed in six colors, in seven runs, from five screens, and one embossing plate. Collaboration: Kenneth Tyler (project supervision, plate/screen preparation, proofing, collage, and embossing); Kim Halliday (screen preparation and processing, proofing, and edition printing); Betty Fiske (proofing and edition printing). Swan Engraving processed the magnesium plate. Tyler Graphics Ltd. chop mark/blind stamp lower right. Workshop number inscribed in pencil lower left on verso: "RL75-197". Comes with its original Tyler Graphics "Entablature Series" booklet. Between 1971 and 1976 Lichtenstein produced two series of "Entablature" paintings, using photographs of architectural ornament he had taken in New York as the starting point for his compositions (see Cowart [1981]). The first "Entablature" paintings (1971-72) were black and white. The second group used color and were produced at roughly the same time the "Entablature" series of prints were in production at Tyler Graphics Ltd., 1974-76. The first discussions between Lichtenstein and Ken Tyler concerning the "Entablature" prints took place in May, 1974. As recorded in the Tyler catalogue raisonne, technical research for the project began in September 1974 and production was completed in April 1976. Lichtenstein produced one or more collages for each print in the series to serve as models for the plates and screens. Both the "Entablature" paintings and prints are intimately concerned with texture - the metallic paint and sand of the paintings, the foils and embossing/debossing techniques employed in the prints. The imagery itself - machined architectural ornament - takes technology as its subject. As Barbara Rose suggests, "That industrialism disrupted our notion of style as much as reproduction altered our conception of representation appears to be the subjects of Lichtenstein's "Entablatures". For each print in this series, the Tyler Graphics Ltd. catalogue raisonne gives exact method and press types, as well as the initials of the printers for each run. To complete certain phases of the project, Tyler employed the following companies: Drake Engineering, Danbury, CT (for machining of the metal die); Swan Engraving, Bridgeport, CT (for plate processing); Tallix Foundry, Beacon, NY (for bronze casting); and Tompkins Tooling, Gardena, CA (for machining of the metal die). The ten embossing plates for the series are now in the collection of the National Gallery, Canberra, Australia. Biography: American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997. Lichtenstein was committed to his art until the end of his life, often spending at least 10 hours a day in his studio. His work was acquired by major museum collections around the world, and he received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995. In 2013 the painting "Woman with Flowered Hat" set another record at $56.1 million as it was purchased by British jeweler Laurence Graff from American investor Ronald O. Perelman. This was topped in November of 2015 by the sale of "Nurse" for 95.4 million dollars at Christie's auction. Subsequently, that was topped with the private sale of his 1962 painting...
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1970s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Metal, Foil

Roy Lichtenstein 'Figures' (From Surrealist Series) 1978
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) Roy Lichtenstein 'Figures' (From Surrealist Series) 1978 is a lithograph in colors on Arches paper. It is a Special Proof separate from the edition of 3...
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1970s Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph

This Must Be the Place (C. III.20), by Roy Lichtenstein 1965
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein, American (1923 - 1997) Title: This Must Be the Place (C. III.20) Year: 1965 Medium: Offset Lithograph, signed in the plate and in pencil l.r. Edition of unk...
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1960s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Offset

STILL LIFE WITH LOBSTER
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. From the Six Still Lifes Series. Lithograph and screenprint on rives BFK paper. Co-published by Multiples, Inc. and Castelli Graphics, ...
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1970s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Paper, Screen, Lithograph

Repeated Design
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
Signed (rf Lichtenstein) and dated '69 in pencil lower right.. Published by Roy Lichtenstein. Printed by Atelier Mourlot., New York. Catalogue Raiso...
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1960s Contemporary Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph

BLONDE
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil, lower right. Blonde from the Surrealist Series (C.153). From the edition of 38. Image Size: 21.75 x 19.125 inches. Sheet size: 29.75 x 27 in. ...
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1970s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Paper

Brushstroke - Lichtenstein, Brush, Yellow, Famous, Pop
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Köln, DE
This is an absolutely outstanding piece of art. Roy Lichtenstein has become famous for his "Brushstroke" paintings. But this artwork is a very special one due to its technique. It is...
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1960s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Other Medium

Reflections on Brushstrokes, from the Reflections Series
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Roy Lichtenstein Reflections on Brushstrokes, from the Reflections Series, 1990 incorporates his iconic multimedia imagery, flowing with eclectic and imaginative sequence of shapes. Bright colors of neon yellow, blue, gray, and green intertwine against each other creating a strong contrasting effect. Shapes and forms are irregularly placed within a rectangular frame allowing the composition to stand out. Lichtenstein’s famous dots are dispersed along the cream colored block running through mainly the center of the image. This creates a comic-like effect that is a common theme throughout his entire oeuvre. Because Reflections is an important series where Lichtenstein uses multimedia and relates to his Mirrors paintings of the early seventies. Dots, stripes, mirrors, prominent brushstrokes presents themselves in a dashing manner throughout this series. Created in 1990, Roy Lichtenstein Reflections on Brushstrokes, from the Reflections Series, 1990 is a color lithograph, screenprint, woodcut, and metalized PVC collage with embossing on Somerset paper. This work is hand signed and dated by Roy Lichtenstein (New York, 1923 – New York, 1997) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the edition of 68 in pencil in the lower right margin, there were also 16 artist proofs. Catalogue Raisonné: Roy Lichtenstein Reflections on Hair...
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1990s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut

Brushstroke
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Milano, IT
Screenprint on heavy, white wove paper. From the edition of 280, published in 1965 by Leo Castelli Gallery, NY. Signed and numbered in pencil lower right. This is not the offset post...
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1960s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Before the Mirror
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Tallinn, EE
"Before the Mirror" 1975. Signed and numbered PP 4/5 and dated -75. Published by Multiples Inc., and Castelli Graphics, New York. Printed by Styra Studio, New York. Lithograph and screenprint with embossing. L. 89.5 x 63.5 cm, S. 108.5 x 81 cm (BFK Rives). Literature Corlett, Mary Lee. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein. A Catalogue Raisonné. Published by New York: Hudson Hills...
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1970s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Painting on Blue and Yellow Wall
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1984 as a color woodcut and lithograph on Arches 88 paper, Painting on Blue and Yellow Wall is hand-signed, dated, and numbe...
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20th Century Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Woodcut

Reflections on Crash
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
1990 Lithograph, screenprint on paper and metalised PVC on paper S. 59 1/8 x 75 in. (150.2 x 190.5 cm) Edition of 68 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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1990s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Paper, Lithograph, Screen

Reflections On Expressionist Painting
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 60 Signed and numbered unframed
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20th Century Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Crying Girl
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Arguably the most iconic and instantly recognizable of Roy Lichtenstein’s prints, Crying Girl was created in 1963 as an offset lithograph in colors. Hand-...
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20th Century Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph

Brushstroke
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Miami, FL
Hand signed rf Lichtenstein in pencil and numbered lower right margin. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, Printer Chiron Press, New York. The Prints ofRoy Lichtenstein A Ca...
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1960s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

Crying Girl
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
1963 Offset lithograph in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 17 1/8 x 23 1/8 inches Edition unknown Signed in pencil on lower right Framed, pristine condition
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1960s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Apple (Poster) -- signed
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Missouri, MO
Hand-Signed and dated Lower Right Original screenprint poster in yellow, red, blue an black on white wove paper. Designed by the artist for a traveling exhibition for the Saint Lou...
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1980s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

The Oval Office
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Title: The Oval Office (C. 277) Year: 1992 Medium: Screenprint on Rives, signed, dated and numbered in pencil Edition: 17/175 Image: 30 x 39.25 inches ...
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1990s Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein Art

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Screen

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    Yes, Roy Lichtenstein did indeed use appropriation in his art. In this case, ‘appropriation’ in art is the use of existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. One of Lichtenstein’s most famous pieces is ‘Look Mickey’ featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Shop a selection of Roy Lichtenstein’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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