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The Charge

1948/1949

Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

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Artwork overview

Medium

pastel on paper
Credit Line

Gift of Renée Tolcott in honor of her brother, Roy Lichtenstein
Dimensions

sheet: 50.8 × 32.86 cm (20 × 12 15/16 in.)
Accession

2011.133.3
Copyright

© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Renée Tolcott, artist's sister, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Tolcott, Renée

Exhibition History

2021

Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME; Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY; Columbus Museum of Art; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, 2021-2023 (shown only in Columbus and Durham).

Inscriptions

lower left in black pastel: [cryptic signature and date]

Wikidata ID

Q64629975

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