The Student

1980

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Chris Sukimoto

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Richard Garst

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image showcases bold geometric shapes and diagonal lines forming an abstract representation. The elements come together to create a face-like structure with eyes, nose, and lips outlined distinctly. Colors like blue, yellow, and maroon fill spaces outlined in black, while parallel lines in blue and red create patterns. The overall composition presents a patchwork or mosaic-like appearance reminiscent of a cubist portrait, with shapes and lines suggesting different features.
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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: 80.6 x 69.2 cm (31 3/4 x 27 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 97.2 x 86.4 cm (38 1/4 x 34 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.216

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 176

  • 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

1990

  • Gemini G.E.L.: American Master Prints, Glasgow Print Studio, Scotland, 1990.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 884.

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. 176.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.70. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S.P. I rf Lichtenstein '80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL80-942

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74035948

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