Warrior on Horseback

1956

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Bryce Ford

Printer, American

The image contains thick swirling lines and blotches creating an abstract composition. The forms twist across the surface, with jagged lines near the top and broader strokes at the bottom. The abstract arrangement allows viewers to interpret shapes that resemble elements of nature or human features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 39.4 x 22.9 cm (15 1/2 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 54 x 42.9 cm (21 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 31

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; acquired 1996 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 31.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 1956 Lichtenstein

Wikidata ID

Q75119322

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