Roy Lichtenstein American Pop Art Ink on Paper for Auction at 888 Auctions on May 9, 2019

Roy Lichtenstein American Pop Art Ink on Paper – May 9, 2019

Ink on paper. Featuring a watch, sketch. Signed Roy Lichtenstein on the lower right corner. Attributed to Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997, American). 41.5 x 29.5 cm (16.3 x 11.6 inches).

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Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American artist known for his paintings and prints which referenced commercial art and popular culture icons like Mickey Mouse. Composed using Ben-Day dots – the method used by newspapers and comic strips to denote gradients and texture – Lichtenstein’s work mimicked the mechanical technique with his own hand on a much larger scale. He was a leading figure in establishing the Pop Art movement, along with Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, and Jasper Johns. “I take a cliché and try to organize its forms to make it monumental. The difference is often not great, but it is crucial,” he once said of his work.

Born on October 27, 1923 in New York, NY, he studied painting under Reginald Marsh at the Art Students League of New York after graduating from high school. Drafted by the US Army during World War II, he notably encountered the works of European masters and contemporary artists while stationed in France.

Subsequently, after the war, he returned to America and completed his degree at Ohio State University. He produced paintings in the vein of Abstract Expressionism as a result. During the late 1950s, Lichtenstein began teaching art at Rutgers University. He often met with fellow faculty members involved in the New York art scene, including the performance artist Allan Kaprow. By the early 1960s, he had begun showing with Leo Castelli gallery in New York, and made major breakthroughs with works such as Drowning Girl (1963), a satirical take on melodramatic pulp fiction of the era. Themes of irony and cliché prevailed throughout the remainder of Lichtenstein’s career, as evinced in his Haystacks (1969), a take on the canonical series by Claude Monet. The artist died on September 29, 1997 in New York, NY.

Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Modern in London.

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 428 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ May 9th auction featuring the finest in FINE ART, COLLECTIBLES & ASIAN ANTIQUES 2019-05-09. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period:

Monday, May 06: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, May 07: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, May 08: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, May 09: 10AM-1PM