A Cherokee Brave

1952

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image displays overlapping angular shapes and bold lines forming an abstract composition. In the center, there are zigzag patterns in brown and orange resembling stylized facial features. Above, triangular forms with fine lines suggest abstract birds. The background consists of textured dark blue and brown areas. The overall composition blends sharp angles and intricate patterns, creating an abstract scene reminiscent of natural and human-made objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 42.3 x 32.2 cm (16 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.4 x 37.7 cm (19 1/16 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 18

  • 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. 7.

2019

  • Roy Lichtenstein: Multiple Visions, Museo delle Culture, Milan, Italy, 2019, p. 66.

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. 18.

2019

  • Museo delle culture.Roy Lichtenstein: multiple visions. Milan, 2019, pp. 66.

Inscriptions

across bottom of image in graphite: 4/17 A Cherokee Brave Lichtenstein 1952

Wikidata ID

Q75119280

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