Modern Head #1

started 1969, published 1970

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Richard Royce

Printer, American, born 1941

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image consists of geometric shapes and bold lines creating an intricate abstract design. Circles and semicircles intersect with thick lines and rectangular blocks. Dot patterns add depth. The color palette includes red, blue, yellow, and black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on Hoshi laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Maclyn E. Wade

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 61.6 × 48.9 cm (24 1/4 × 19 1/4 in.)
    image: 51.28 × 31.75 cm (20 3/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.83.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 91

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Maclyn E. Wade, Beverly Hills, 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. 83.

1994

  • The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, 1994-1995, no. 40.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 242.

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. 112, no. 91.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.23. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 73/100; lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein '70; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL70-243

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74038194

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