Roy Lichtenstein

(American, 1923–1997)

Roy Lichtenstein was an American artist known for his paintings and prints which referenced commercial art and popular culture icons like Mickey Mouse. Composed using Ben-Day dots—the method used by newspapers and comic strips to denote gradients and texture—Lichtenstein’s work mimicked the mechanical technique with his own hand on a much larger scale. He was a leading figure in establishing the Pop Art movement, along with Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, and Jasper Johns. “I take a cliché and try to organize its forms to make it monumental. The difference is often not great, but it is crucial,” he once said of his work. Born on October 27, 1923 in New York, NY, he studied painting under Reginald Marsh at the Art Students League of New York after graduating from high school. Drafted by the US Army during World War II, while stationed in France, he notably encountered the works of European masters and contemporary artists. After the war, he returned to America and completed his degree at Ohio State University, producing paintings in the vein of Abstract Expressionism. Lichtenstein began teaching art at Rutgers University during the late 1950s, meeting fellow faculty members involved in the New York art scene, including the performance artist Allan Kaprow. By the early 1960s, he had begun showing with Leo Castelli gallery in New York, and made major breakthroughs with works such as Drowning Girl (1963), a satirical take on melodramatic pulp fiction of the era. Themes of irony and cliché prevailed throughout the remainder of Lichtenstein’s career, as evinced in his Haystacks (1969), a take on the canonical series by Claude Monet. The artist died of pneumonia on September 29, 1997 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Modern in London.

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Pyramids, 1969

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Pyramids, 1969

Sale Date: April 22, 2024

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Temple (Mailer), 1964

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Temple (Mailer), 1964

Sale Date: April 22, 2024

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Crak!, 1964

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Crak!, 1964

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Red lamps, 1990

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Red lamps, 1990

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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Two Nudes, from Nudes Series (Corlett 284), 1994

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Two Nudes, from Nudes Series (Corlett 284), 1994

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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The Oval Office (Corlett 277), 1992

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The Oval Office (Corlett 277), 1992

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Green Face, from Brushstroke Figure Series..., 1989

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Green Face, from Brushstroke Figure Series..., 1989

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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I Love Liberty (Corlett 192), 1982

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I Love Liberty (Corlett 192), 1982

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Modern Head #5, from Modern Head Series..., 1970

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Modern Head #5, from Modern Head Series..., 1970

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Modern Head #2, from Modern Head Series..., 1970

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Modern Head #2, from Modern Head Series..., 1970

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Modern Head #1, from Modern Head Series..., 1970

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Modern Head #1, from Modern Head Series..., 1970

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Shipboard Girl (Corlett II.6), 1965

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Shipboard Girl (Corlett II.6), 1965

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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This Must Be the Place (Corlett III.20), 1965

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This Must Be the Place (Corlett III.20), 1965

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Fish and Sky (from the Ten from Leo Castelli , 1967

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Fish and Sky (from the Ten from Leo Castelli , 1967

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Bicentennial Print (from the America: The..., 1975

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Bicentennial Print (from the America: The..., 1975

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Flowers, 1973

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Flowers, 1973

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Rising Sun Announcement, 1967

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Rising Sun Announcement, 1967

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Utställningsaffisch. "11 Poppop-konstnärer..., 1966

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Temple (C. II.3), 1964

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Temple (C. II.3), 1964

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Real Estate (Inscribed letterhead) (see C. 88), 1969

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Real Estate (Inscribed letterhead) (see C. 88), 1969

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Road Before the Forest, from Landscapes..., 1985

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Road Before the Forest, from Landscapes..., 1985

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Seascape, from Landscapes Series (G. 1252,..., 1985

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Seascape, from Landscapes Series (G. 1252,..., 1985

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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I Love Liberty (C. 192), 1982

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I Love Liberty (C. 192), 1982

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Roommates, from Nudes Series (C. 282), 1994

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Roommates, from Nudes Series (C. 282), 1994

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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