Green Face

1989

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image displays a variety of curved and zigzag lines in the background with swirling shapes overlapping at the center. It has an abstract design combining fluid brush strokes, dotted patterns, and solid colors. The central figure features vertical brown and green sections, multicolored spots, and bold strokes that suggest abstract facial features or decorative masks. The purple, yellow, and grey background enhances the dynamic, layered quality of the artwork.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa; acquired 1990 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 510-511, color repro.

Bibliography

1991

  • Fine, Ruth E., and Mary Lee Corlett. Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, fig. 82a.

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.510.

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. 232.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q74885308

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