Head

1980

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Christine Fox

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Richard Garst

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays intersecting geometric shapes and bold lines, creating an abstract composition. Some forms resemble facial features like eyes and lips in a fragmented and colorful manner. Stripes and zigzag patterns within shapes suggest elements of a puzzle or collage. The image combines primary colors with black and white to enhance contrast and definition of the abstract forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut with debossing on Arches Cover wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 84.77 × 68.9 cm (33 3/8 × 27 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 101.6 × 85.7 cm (40 × 33 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.129

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 177

  • Series Title

    Expressionist Woodcut

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan; Yonago City Museum, Japan; Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Japan, 1984-1989, no. 88.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 885.

2002

  • Corlett, Mary Lee, and Ruth E. Fine. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997. New York and Washington, D.C.: Hudson Hills Press and the National Gallery of Art, 2002, p. 167, no. 177.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.72. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S.P. I rf Lichtenstein '80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL80-943

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q74035564

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