To Battle

1950

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image displays bold, geometric shapes and fluid, curving lines arranged in an abstract composition. The shapes suggest a mix of mechanical and organic elements, resembling robotic figures, flowers, and machinery. Some forms look like mechanical instruments with dials and switches, while others resemble stylized flowers or musical instruments. The artwork merges abstract elements with familiar objects from nature and technology.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in blue on brown Kraft paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.6 x 59.1 cm (11 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 32.9 x 64.1 cm (12 15/16 x 25 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 9

  • 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. 2.

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. 9.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 2/10; lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein 1950

Wikidata ID

Q75119239

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