Lot no. 921
Online - Modern and Contemporary Art
Roy Lichtenstein
Crak! 1963. lithograph on wove paper. 47 x 68.5 cm (53.5 x 72.5 cm). - Margins slightly browned and minimally bumped. Small stains in places. Otherwise very good. Expressive composition, the colour fresh.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Crak" by Roy Lichtenstein at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York. Printed by Total Color, NY. - Roy Lichtenstein, one of the most important representatives of Pop Art, presented his iconic exhibition "Crak!" at the renowned Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in 1963. This show included works that impressively demonstrated his characteristic style - inspired by comics, advertising graphics and industrial printing techniques. Particularly striking was the painting Crak!, which imitated the style of comic strips with its rich colours, thick black outlines and famous Benday dots. The exhibition cemented Lichtenstein's reputation as a pioneer of pop art and played a key role in establishing comics as an art form to be taken seriously in high culture.
Lithograph on wove paper. - Margins slightly browned and minimally bumped. Small stains in places. Otherwise very good. Expressive composition, the colour fresh. - Roy Lichtenstein, one of the most important representatives of Pop Art, presented his iconic exhibition "Crak!" at the renowned Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in 1963. This show included works that impressively demonstrated his characteristic style - inspired by comics, advertising graphics and industrial printing techniques. Particularly striking was the painting Crak! (1963), which imitated the style of comic strips with its rich colours, thick black outlines and the famous Benday dots. The exhibition cemented Lichtenstein's reputation as a pioneer of pop art and played a key role in establishing comics as an art form to be taken seriously in high culture.
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