Roy Lichtenstein
1923–1997
, New York City
Roy Lichtenstein was one of the founders and leading figures of American Pop Art. From the 1960s onwards he made images from comic strips and advertisements the subject of his art. His use of bold outlines, primary colours and characteristic Ben-Day dots became one of the most recognisable visual languages of the twentieth century.
Alongside paintings, Lichtenstein produced many prints, drawings and sculptures. In series such as Brushstrokes, Mirrors and Nudes, he continued to explore the boundary between art, popular visual culture and reproduction. He belonged to the generation of Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. Major retrospectives were held at institutions including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
