Study for left panel of "Cow Triptych (Cow Going Abstract)"

1974

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image shows a cow walking to the right in a graphic style. The cow is in the center, with a high horizon featuring stylized clouds against a blue sky filled with diagonal blue and white stripes. The cow has black stripes and white patches on a yellow textured background. The cow and its shadow are outlined in black, matching the clouds. The color palette is bright, with black, white, yellow, and blue tones.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2005, gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Roy Lichtenstein, Kunstforum Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 11 December 2003 - 7 March 2004.

2014

  • Roy Lichtenstein. First Works., Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea-Torino, Turin, 2014 - 2015, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2014

  • Eccher, Danilo. Roy Lichtenstein: Opera Prima. Exh. cat. Galleria civica d'arte moderna e contemporanea, Turin, Italy, 2014: 106.

Inscriptions

in graphite, center verso: rf Lichtenstein '74 / DRAWING #1 / OF 3 DRAWINGS

Wikidata ID

Q64629965

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