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1971

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image is a stylized illustration of a person's head and upper torso, presented in a pop art style. The person is turned slightly to the side, with a smile on their face. Their hair is slicked back and appears to be dark in color, while the facial features are defined with simple lines and a pattern of red dots. The person wears a dark garment with a visible collar. The background consists of bold, graphic red and black shapes resembling abstract petals or clouds outlined in black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in red and black on Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 58.6 x 43 cm (23 1/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 68.1 x 51.1 cm (26 13/16 x 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.58

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 104

  • 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. 104.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A/P VI; lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein '71

Wikidata ID

Q75119478

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