Roy Lichtenstein

1923–1997 · United States · Pop Art

Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American artist. A leading figure of the Pop Art movement, he is best known for his large-scale paintings inspired by comic books, advertisements, and mass-produced imagery. Wikipedia

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Comic-strip panels blown up huge: Ben-Day dots, thick black outlines, speech bubbles and primary colours.

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“Drowning Girl”, 1963 — Museum of Modern Art
“Whaam!”, 1997 — Tate
“Girl with Ball”, 1961 — Museum of Modern Art
“Masterpiece”, 1962
“The Face of Barcelona”, 1992
“M-Maybe”, 1965 — Museum Ludwig
“I Can See the Whole Room...and There's Nobody in It!”, 1961
“In the Car”, 1963 — National Galleries of Scotland
“Takka Takka”, 1962 — Wallraf-Richartz Museum
“Girl in Mirror”, 1964
“Woman with Flowered Hat”, 1963 — Laurence Graff
“Torpedo...Los!”, 1963
“Ten Dollar Bill”, 1956
“Bedroom at Arles”, 1992
“Look Mickey”, 1961
“Portrait of Madame Cézanne”, 1962
“Engagement Ring”, 1961
“Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But...”, 1964
“Little Big Painting”, 1965 — Whitney Museum of American Art
“Golf Ball”, 1962
“Grrrrrrrrrrr!!”, 1965 — Guggenheim Museum
“As I Opened Fire”, 1964 — Stedelijk Museum
“Okay Hot-Shot, Okay!”, 1963
“Crak!”, 1963
“Ohhh...Alright...”, 1964
“Blam”, 1962 — Yale University Art Gallery
“Happy Tears”, 1964
“Nurse”, 1964
“Times Square Mural”, 1994 — MTA Arts & Design Permanent Art Collection
“Hopeless”, 1963 — Kunstmuseum Basel
“Brattata”, 1962 — Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
“We Rose Up Slowly”, 1964
“Artist’s Studio No. 1 (Look Mickey)”, 1973 — Walker Art Center
“Brushstroke”, 1996 — Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
“Roto Broil”, 1961 — Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
“Brushstrokes”, 1996

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