Roy Lichtenstein, Whaam!

Roy Lichtenstein

American · 1923–1997 · Painter, Printmaker

Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American artist. A leading figure of the Pop Art movement, he is best known for his large-scale paintings inspired by comic books, advertisements,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Roy Lichtenstein, Nudes in Mirror, 1994, oil and Magna on canvasNudes in MirrorPhillips · $21,530,000≈ £17,323,785≈ €20,117,735Sign up to see
  2. Roy Lichtenstein, Woman with Peanuts, 1962, oil and graphite on canvasWoman with PeanutsPhillips · $10,805,000≈ £6,761,154≈ €8,067,045Sign up to see
  3. Roy Lichtenstein, Woman: Sunlight, Moonlight, 1996, painted and patinated bronzeWoman: Sunlight, MoonlightPhillips · $10,330,000≈ £7,923,602≈ €9,282,056Sign up to see

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Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American artist. A leading figure of the Pop Art movement, he is best known for his large-scale paintings inspired by comic books, advertisements, and mass-produced imagery. Lichtenstein's art is represented in major museum collections worldwide, and he remains one of the most influential and recognizable artists of the 20th century.

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Born 1923, ManhattanDied 1997, ManhattanOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q151679 ↗ULAN 500013596 ↗Museum works 4

pop art

Also known as Roy Lichtenstein - after

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Roy Lichtenstein, Whaam!
Whaam!1963
Tate ↗
CC0 · Eric Koch for Anefo, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Tate
Roy Lichtenstein, Drowning Girl
Drowning Girl1963
Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Modern Art
Roy Lichtenstein, The Face of Barcelona
The Face of Barcelona1992
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstrokes
Brushstrokes1996
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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