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Over the course of six prints, Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997) progressively simplifies and abstracts a Holstein cow, a sequence only comprehensible when the series is seen in its entirety. Lichtenstein directly quotes Picasso’s lithographic series The Bull (Le taureau), 1946, and Theo van Doesburg’s pencil studies for The Cow ...
Date: 1973. Medium: Set of six lithograph, screenprint, and linecuts in colors (plus one additional print "Bull VII") Dimensions: Sheet (Each): 27 × 35 in. (68.6 × 88.9 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Bertozzi Castelli, 2023. Accession Number: 2023.598.1a–g.
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Purchase. Object number. 348.1973.1-6. Type. Portfolio. Department. Drawings and Prints. Roy Lichtenstein. Bull Profile Series. 1973. Series of six line blocks (four with lithograph and screenprint, one with lithograph). Various composition dimensions. Sheet (ea. approx.): 27 x 35" (68.6 x 88.9 cm). Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.
Roy Lichtenstein. Bull II from Bull Profile Series. 1973. Lithograph and line block from a series of six line blocks (four with lithograph and screenprint, one with lithograph). composition (irreg.): 22 15/16 x 33" (58.2 x 83.8 cm); sheet: 27 x 35" (68.6 x 88.9 cm).
Sep 29, 1997 · Lichtenstein’s bulls relate to Theo van Doesburg’s ‘Composition (The Cow)’ (1916-17) and to Picasso’s eleven ‘Bull' lithographs (1945-46). In both the Bull Profile and Bull Head series, Lichtenstein combines line-cut with lithography and screenprint.
Roy Lichtenstein. Bull I from Bull Profile Series. 1973. Line block from a series of six line blocks (four with lithograph and screenprint, one with lithograph). composition (irreg.): 20 1/8 × 29 5/8" (51.1 × 75.2 cm); sheet: 27 × 35" (68.6 × 88.9 cm).
‘Bull Profile Series‘, Roy Lichtenstein, 1973
