Roy Lichtenstein once said: “I take a cliche and try to organize its forms to make it monumental. The difference is often not great, but it is crucial.” Lichtenstein defied traditional good taste and ...
What was pop art pioneer Roy Lichtenstein doing before he created celebrated works such as “Look Mickey,” “Drowning Girl” and “Whaam!?” Quite a lot it turns out, as can be seen in a new exhibit at the ...
One clue in the show is that just before he made the rag-painted abstractions, Lichtenstein made a series of drawings that combined free-flowing Abstract-Expressionist gestures with images of Bugs ...
Recognized for his masterful ability to turn comic strip aesthetics into high art, Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) was a pioneering force in Pop art, along with peers like James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, ...
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A once-in-a-generation collection of Roy Lichtenstein’s art is heading to auction in May, with Sotheby’s expecting the vibrant selection to pull in more than $35 million (€30.8 million). The sale will ...
As a young girl, Enid Liess rode the "L" to the Art Institute of Chicago every week for classes. Afterward, she wandered through the museum for hours. Her eye was trained early to recognize good ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The first major retrospective show of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's work is to go on show for the first time in 20 years at a gallery in London next year. The Tate Modern ...