Available at Independent Gallery
1967
Edition Size: 550
Image Size: 76.3 x 63.7 cm
Sheet Size: 79.4 x 63.7 cm
Corlett II.23
Condition: Signed
Price on Application
Offset lithograph signed by the artist
Printer: Amsterdam Stadsdrukkerij
Publisher: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Framed
Created by the artist for his first one-man show at the Stedelijk Museum, 5000 unsigned copies were printed as posters with extra paper at the foot of the sheet to accommodate exhibition information. A further 550 were trimmed to the dimensions above, some of which were signed. This is such an example
American artist Roy Lichtenstein is renowned for his comic book inspired paintings. Alongside his peers Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, he was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Originating from a mix of Cubism, Expressionism and Abstract Expressionism, the course of Lichtenstein’s work changed, when his young son challenged him to ‘’paint as good’’ as the pictures in a Mickey Mouse comic book. This influenced his 1961 piece, ‘’Look Mickey’’, which was admired by adults and children alike. Lichtenstein became recognised for his hand painted large pictures, which resembled comic books in their employment of hard edges, flat bright colours and shading through dots.
