Knight with Lady

1951

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image displays abstract shapes and lines creating a complex, intertwined figure on a textured background. The central part of the image shows geometric and organic forms resembling two stylized figures. One figure has a round face with a loose grid pattern indicating a head and shoulders, while the other has a diamond-shaped head and a square body with a lattice design. To the left, circular and elliptical shapes stack up vertically, resembling a wheel or textured rock. Bold red, black, and beige colors enhance the abstract nature, with lines and shapes suggesting familiar objects like faces and body structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on white laid drawing paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.6 x 37.8 cm (10 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 42.2 cm (12 x 16 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 15

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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. 15.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q75119248

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