Best Buddies

1991

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Crescent Colorgraphics

Printer

The image displays an array of geometric shapes and intertwining lines forming an intricate abstract composition. On the left, sharp triangles in black, red, and blue contrast with yellow and white spaces. On the right, curved lines intersect to create oval and elliptical shapes with red and white stripes. The bold colors and lines give the piece a dynamic and playful quality, engaging the viewer in a visual exploration of stylized forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on 100%-rag Stonehenge paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 77.3 x 70.6 cm (30 7/16 x 27 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 91 x 81 cm (35 13/16 x 31 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.56.124

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 258

  • 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. 258.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: AP 8/10 rf Lichtenstein '91

Markings

blind stamp lower left: chop of ProCreations

Wikidata ID

Q75122633

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