Beetle with Umbrella

1950

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

The image displays abstract shapes and lines, including a large curved shape resembling an umbrella at the top left, surrounded by various geometric forms like triangles, rectangles, and circles. An intricate arrangement of lines suggests a beetle-like form with rounded shapes representing its body and limbs. The overlapping lines add depth and movement to the composition, creating an imaginative abstract representation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.1 × 17 cm (7 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.3 × 27.8 cm (12 11/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.115.3178

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 3

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

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, p. 57, no. 3.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Beetle with Umbrella; lower right in graphite: r. l. Lichtenstein

Wikidata ID

Q76548602

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