I'm never drawing the object itself; I'm only drawing a depiction of the object—a kind of crystallized symbol of it.
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein 1923–1997
Roy Lichtenstein is one of the originators of the Pop Art movement, famed for paintings that take kitsch and transform it into culture. Lichtenstein was born in New York City in 1923. Growing up, he took art classes at the Art Student League where he created realist paintings. Lichtenstein continued his study of art at Ohio State University but, with the advent of World War II, he enlisted in the army in 1943. Lichtenstein returned to Ohio State after the war to finish his master’s degree in studio art. While Lichtenstein was teaching art at Rutgers University, he became close with fellow artist Allen Krapow, who introduced him to Claes Oldenburg. It was during the 1960s that Lichtenstein began experimenting with what would become his signature style of taking images from comic books and newspapers and reproducing them on a large scale, calling attention to the flatness of the imagery with his Ben-Day technique of painting dots. In 1962, Lichtenstein got his first break with a one-man show at the Leo Castelli Gallery, which sold out before it opened.
Auction Results Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein
Cathedral #2
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $16,900
Roy Lichtenstein
Bicentennial Print
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $10,625
Roy Lichtenstein
Temple
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $6,250
Roy Lichtenstein
Crying Girl
estimate: $800–1,000
result: $3,000
Roy Lichtenstein
Brushstroke
estimate: $800–1,000
result: $1,500
Roy Lichtenstein
Jobs... Not Cheese! Moffett for Senator
estimate: $1,200–1,800
result: $2,125
Roy Lichtenstein
Untitled (Illustration for "Polemic" Magazine III.1)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $4,687