Lichtenstein, Roy (lĭk`tənstīn'), 1923–97, American painter, b. New York City. A master of pop art pop art, a movement that first emerged in Great Britain at the end of the 1950s as a reaction against the seriousness of abstract expressionism . British and American pop artists employed a common imagery found in comic strips, soup cans, and Coke bottles to express
..... Click the link for more information. , Lichtenstein derived his subject matter from popular sources such as comic strips. His paintings reflect modern typographic and printing techniques such as Ben-Day dots and make innovative use of commonplace imagery. Among Lichtenstein's sophisticated and ironic works are Flatten … sandfleas (1962; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City) and Preparedness (1968; Guggenheim Mus.). His work of the 1970s largely consisted of ironic reinterpretatons of well-known paintings by famous painters. His paintings of the 1980s and 90s ("brush stroke paintings"), which often include both real and simulated brush strokes, are typified by the large canvas Figures in a Landscape (1986). Liechtenstein is also noted for his brightly colored Pop graphics.

Bibliography

See studies by E. Sussman (1978), L. Alloway (1983), and B. Rose (1987); catalogue raisonné of his prints ed. by M. L. Corlett and R. E. Fine (2002).

Lichtenstein, Roy

(born Oct. 27, 1923, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 29, 1997, New York City) U.S. painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. He at first embraced Abstract Expressionism, but in the 1960s he turned to Pop art for which he is best known. Especially popular are his brilliantly coloured paintings in the style of large-scale comic strips, such as Whaam (1963). In the mid 1960s he began making Pop versions of well-known paintings by artists such as Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse. In the 1970s he also made sculptures, in which he reproduced Art Deco forms. In the 1980s he painted a five-story-high mural in a New York City office building.

Lichtenstein, Roy (1923– ) painter, sculptor; born in New York City. He studied at the Art Students League under Reginald Marsh (1940), and became a leader of the New York City based pop art movement, which used objects and images from mass culture and advertising. Based in New York City, he adapted painting techniques from comic strips, commercial printing, stenciling, and projected images. His decorative and witty canvases, such as Whaam! (1963), and Big Painting VI (1965) brought him fame. During the 1960s he produced elegant sculptures that revived the forms of the 1930s, as seen in Modern Sculpture with Glass Wave (1967).