Morton A. Mort (Black State)

1981

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows angular, geometric shapes and lines in a black and white color scheme. The design includes bold, zigzagging patterns and striped sections. The shapes suggest mountains or jagged peaks, with wavy lines above resembling a cloudy sky. Strong contrasts and repetitive patterns enhance the abstract nature of the artwork, creating a stylized representation of a mountainous scene under a textured sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on Arches Cover wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 58.1 x 83.5 cm (22 7/8 x 32 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 74.6 x 99.1 cm (29 3/8 x 39 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.108

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 190

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 893.

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. 175, no. 190.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.75. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 3/8 rf Lichtenstein '81; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL80-944A

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q75123325

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