Two Indians

1953

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image displays bold, angular shapes and intersecting lines creating an abstract composition. There are triangular forms resembling faces or masks with eyes, along with linear extensions resembling outstretched arms with raised hands. Zigzag patterns, alternating lines, and textures akin to garments or fabric are present. The figures suggest humanoid forms or statues, set on rhythmic panel-like elements. The scene conveys a sense of movement and structure, abstractly resembling people in a ceremonial pose or dance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on natural Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.6 x 31.6 cm (16 x 12 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.6 x 42.6 cm (20 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 27

  • 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. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Two Indians; lower center in graphite: rf Lichtenstein 1953 6/25

Wikidata ID

Q75119283

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