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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Figure with Teepee, 1980

Roy Lichtenstein

Figure with Teepee, 1980

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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Homage to Max Ernst, 1975

Roy Lichtenstein

Homage to Max Ernst, 1975

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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Pistol, 1964

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Pistol, 1964

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Morton A. Mort, 1980

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Morton A. Mort, 1980

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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As I Opened Fire Poster (triptych), 1966

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As I Opened Fire Poster (triptych), 1966

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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享受彼此

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享受彼此

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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As I open fire

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As I open fire

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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DINNERWARE, 1966

After Roy Lichtenstein

DINNERWARE, 1966

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Head with Feathers and Braid, 1980

Roy Lichtenstein

Head with Feathers and Braid, 1980

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Mirror (from the Mirror series), 1972

Roy Lichtenstein

Mirror (from the Mirror series), 1972

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Sandwich and Soda (from the X + X (Ten Works , 1964

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Sandwich and Soda (from the X + X (Ten Works , 1964

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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DINNERWARE, 1966

After Roy Lichtenstein

DINNERWARE, 1966

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Senza titolo (Natura morta con limone e..., 1974

Roy Lichtenstein

Senza titolo (Natura morta con limone e..., 1974

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Reflections on Minerva, from Reflections..., 1990

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Reflections on Minerva, from Reflections..., 1990

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Untitled (Landscape), 1965

Roy Lichtenstein

Untitled (Landscape), 1965

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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LANDSCAPE 9, 1967

Roy Lichtenstein

LANDSCAPE 9, 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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As I Opened Fire''

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As I Opened Fire''

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Litho - Litho, 1970

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Litho - Litho, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Paper Plate, 1969

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Paper Plate, 1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Hat, from S.M.S., no. 4 (August 1968), 1968

Roy Lichtenstein

Hat, from S.M.S., no. 4 (August 1968), 1968

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Modern Head Brooch, 1968

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Modern Head Brooch, 1968

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Guild Hall East Hampton, 1980

Roy Lichtenstein

Guild Hall East Hampton, 1980

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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As I Opened Fire Poster

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As I Opened Fire Poster

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Crying Girl, 1963

Roy Lichtenstein

Crying Girl, 1963

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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