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- It was the first major retrospective to broadly examine his art since his death.Lichtenstein is a figure of monumental importance in the recent history of art. His contribution—the still-potent collision of commercial sources and fine art—defined the enduring legacy of Pop Art. The idea of compositional unity was central to the artist's thinking.
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Sep 3, 2012 · This exhibition on the art of Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997) included nearly 170 works made between 1950 and 1997, focusing on the artist’s achievements in painting, sculpture, and drawing. It was the first major retrospective to broadly examine his art since his death.
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Oct 18, 2012 · “Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective,” a traveling exhibition now at the National Gallery of Art here, is the first major survey of his work since his death, at 73, in 1997.
The inclusion of a complete chronology of Lichtenstein’s life and work—compiled by Clare Bell of the Lichtenstein Foundation—makes this retrospective the most authoritative publication on the artist since his death in 1997.
Roy Lichtenstein is one of the foremost pop artists. His work broke with the canons of Abstract Expressionism in the 1960s by mimicking the techniques of printed material as well as appropriating imagery from comic strip advertisements.
Jun 28, 2012 · June 28, 2012. SOME time in the mid 1970s Dorothy Lichtenstein stopped by her husband’s studio on the Bowery one day after lunch, expecting to find him at work on a new painting. But instead of...
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Oct 15, 2012 · Roy Lichtenstein is best known for his dotted, angst-filled comics featuring beautiful ladies in distress. But a major retrospective at the National Gallery shows that the painter found ...
It was the first major retrospective to broadly examine his art since his death. Lichtenstein is a figure of monumental importance in the recent history of art. His contribution—the still-potent collision of commercial sources and fine art—defined the enduring legacy of Pop Art.
