Sweet Dreams, Baby!

1965

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Original Editions

Publisher

This is a painting of a cartoon-style action scene with an impact. The image features a comic book style punch with the sound effect "POW!" in bold letters; above the punch the words "SWEET DREAMS, BABY!" are displayed in a speech bubble. The style is characterized by bright colors, vibrant yellow background, and Ben-Day dots. A stylized fist, shaded with red dots, is shown striking a character, partially shown with black and red-dot shading on their skin and slicked black hair. The impact is emphasized with dynamic lines and an explosive visual effect. This is in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on heavy, smooth, white wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 90.5 x 64.9 cm (35 5/8 x 25 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 95.6 x 70.1 cm (37 5/8 x 27 5/8 in.)
    framed: 113.7 x 88.3 x 4.4 cm (44 3/4 x 34 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 39

  • 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. 24.

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, 2016-2017, no. 121.

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. 39.

Wikidata ID

Q75119365

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