The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Poster

1969

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image is composed of bold, geometric shapes and intersecting lines forming an abstract depiction divided into two halves. On the left side, red and black dots create a warrior figure resembling ancient Roman or Greek sculptures. The right side features yellow and black patterns suggesting architectural elements, with a green swirl on top. The overall composition combines classical and modern motifs in an intricate abstract artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image (diameter): 58.7 cm (23 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 73 x 73 cm (28 3/4 x 28 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.149

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 83

  • 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. 83.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 229/250 rf Lichtenstein '69

Wikidata ID

Q75119438

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