Blue Face

1987/1989

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image displays a composition of irregular shapes and bold lines that overlap. In the center is a cluster of sharp, wave-like forms with blue polka dots. Various brushstrokes of bright colors extend from this center, including a red arc, brown swirls, green curve, and a blue wave. At the bottom is a broad, golden-yellow stroke. The abstract arrangement of colors and shapes suggests movement and energy, evoking ocean waves and landscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color waxtype, woodcut, lithograph, and screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 137.2 x 85.1 cm (54 x 33 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.56.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 226

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

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, no. 226.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N.G.A. proof Roy Lichtenstein '89

Wikidata ID

Q74883913

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