Grrrrrrrr!!
1965 Oil on Canvas 172.7 x 142.5 cm
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Preparedness
1968 Oil and Magna on Canvas 10 x 18 ft
Interior with Mirrored Wall
1991 Oil and Magna on Canvas 10 ft 4 in x 13 ft 4 in
Modern Painting with Clef
1967 Oil, synthetic polymer and pencil on canvas 254.3 x 458.2 cm
Lichtenstein was an American painter of the Pop art movement. The artist preferred the term “industrial painter” to describe his comic book-inspired work. Lichtenstein had the benefit of growing up in New York City, where he was surrounded by music and culture. He often drew portraits of jazz musicians during concerts at the famed Apollo Theater. Lichtenstein took various night classes at the Art Students League before deciding to attend a University full-time at Ohio State University.
Haystack Series Haystack no. 6
1969 Color Lithograph on Paper
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Cathedral Series Cathedral 4
Color lithograph on paper 48.5 x 32.5 in
Modern Painting with Sun Rays
1967 Oil and Magna on Canvas 122.3 x 172.7 cm
Before finishing his studies in Ohio, Lichtenstein was obliged to serve in the military during the height of World War II. After three years, he was discharged and returned to his studies in Ohio. Lichtenstein finished his first degree and continued to receive a postgraduate diploma and began a career as an art instructor.
Brushstroke
1996 Painted aluminum 32.25 x 21.5 x 6 ft
Brushstroke
1965 Silkscreen print 23 x 29 in
In 1951 Lichtenstein began to exhibit in New York, where he visited often from his Cleveland home. By 1957 Lichtenstein decided to move with his family to upstate New York, where he was offered a teaching position at the State University of New York at Oswego and later at Rutgers University.
Cathedral #4
1969 Lithograph print 122.9 x 82.2
Look Mickey
1961 Oil on Canvas 48 x 69 in
It was not until 1961 that Lichtenstein started to make his iconic Pop paintings. His first graphic painting was inspired by his son’s Mickey Mouse comic book. The following year he showed a series of these paintings at the Castelli gallery in New York. All of his paintings from this show were purchased, and Lichtenstein’s fame began to grow at an international level. While some spectators were skeptical of his originality, no painting was an exact replica of the comics they referenced.
House I
1996-1998 Fabricated and painted aluminum 115 x 176 x 52 in
By 1967 Lichtenstein had his first retrospective in California at the Pasadena Art Museum and several exhibitions in Europe. Throughout the 1970s and 80s he continued to paint from comics, as well as a project to paint racecars for BMW. In addition to painting, Lichtenstein produced a number of silkscreen prints and sculptures. In Lichtenstein’s career he produced thousands of prints and paintings. His work has reached a diverse array of collections and museums. Do you think you own a painting by Roy Lichtenstein? Contact us. We are the Lichtenstein experts.
