The King

c. 1950

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image depicts an abstract figure composed of lines and geometric shapes, positioned centrally within a textured archway. The figure resembles a person wearing a hat or crown, standing behind a podium or barrier. Its face is depicted with simple shapes, resembling a mask or medieval knight's helmet. The scene is set against a backdrop with a rough, stippled texture, potentially suggestive of a vault. Bold, dark lines and shaded areas emphasize the abstract nature of the image, akin to stained glass or heraldic imagery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph, aquatint, salt-ground (?), and engraving in black on machine-made parchment paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.9 x 30 cm (15 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 x 35.7 cm (19 15/16 x 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 12

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, 1994-1995, no. 3.

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. 12.

Inscriptions

lower center o lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein signed 1979

Watermarks

blind stamp upper left: (C)LASSIC

Wikidata ID

Q75119200

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