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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LEO CASTELLI, 1979, 1979

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LEO CASTELLI, 1979, 1979

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1969

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1969

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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AS I OPENED FIRE. TRIPTYCHON

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AS I OPENED FIRE. TRIPTYCHON

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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AS I OPENED THE FIRE (TRITTICO)

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AS I OPENED THE FIRE (TRITTICO)

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Study of Hands, 1981

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Study of Hands, 1981

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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"Pyramid"

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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'The Red Horseman' (from the Los Angeles..., 1982

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'The Red Horseman' (from the Los Angeles..., 1982

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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As I opened fire, 1964

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As I opened fire, 1964

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Paper Plate(s), 1969

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Paper Plate(s), 1969

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Cow, aus: Cow Triptych (Cow Going Abstract)..., 1982

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Cow, aus: Cow Triptych (Cow Going Abstract)..., 1982

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Brushstroke (Castelli Mailer) 1966, 1966

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Brushstroke (Castelli Mailer) 1966, 1966

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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As I Opened Fire Poster, 1966

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As I Opened Fire Poster, 1966

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Tremaine Christmas Card (Seascape), 1965

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Tremaine Christmas Card (Seascape), 1965

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Still Life With Red Jar, 1994

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Still Life With Red Jar, 1994

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Fish and Sky aus: Ten from Leo Castelli, 1967

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Fish and Sky aus: Ten from Leo Castelli, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Pistol., 1968

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Pistol., 1968

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Cow Triptych (Cow Going Abstract)., 1982

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Cow Triptych (Cow Going Abstract)., 1982

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Merton of the Movies., 1968

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Merton of the Movies., 1968

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Brushstroke., 1965

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Brushstroke., 1965

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Illustration for

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Illustration for "Passage du Nord-Ouest"., 1992

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Illustration for "De Nouveau au-dessus de..., 1992

Sale Date: November 16, 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: November 16, 2023

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Twin Mirrors., 1970

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Twin Mirrors., 1970

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Crying Girl., 1963

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Crying Girl., 1963

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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