Roy Lichtenstein (AMERICAN, 1923-1997) Still Life with Lobster Lithograph and screenprint on Rives BFK 1974 Dimensions: 32 1/4 x 31 (82 x 78 3/4 cm) With full margins Signed and dated in pencil, lower right Numbered 67/100 in pencil, lower right From the Six Still Lifes series Printed by Styria Studio, New York, with the blindstamp, lower right Published by Multiples, Inc. and Castelli Graphics, New York, with the ink stamp, verso Full margins Framed and matted Cortlett 129 Contact department for full condition report Beginning in 1972, Lichtenstein began work on still lifes, making his own updated contribution to the traditional genre. "Still Life with Lobster" from 1974 is rendered in flat, outlined shapes, inspired by cheap postcards or newspaper advertisements. Lichtenstein wryly accumulates images that express the "New England" theme, such as a lobster, a fishing net, pulleys and a starfish. He references various art historical styles in playful combinations, such as Cubism, Minimalism, and of course Pop art. Roy Lichtenstein (AMERICAN, 1923-1997) Next to Andy Warhol Roy Lichtenstein is possibly the best known representative of Pop Art. Pop Art was formed in the 1950s independently in the USA and England and spread throughout North America and Europe in the 1960s. The motifs of Pop Art originate from everyday life, the mass media, advertising and the consumer world. The illustrations are mostly striking and photo-realistic. The forms are – like in Roy Lichtenstein’s work – often outlined in black color, equally to comics, as well as designed in primary colors. Thematically Pop Art deals with both the enthusiasm and the criticism of the affluent society of the 1950s and 1960s. In his early work, Roy Lichtenstein was still strongly influenced by Pablo Picasso and his Blue and Rose Period. The first signs of Pop Art in his work can be found in 1956. The international breakthrough came in 1961 with his work ‘Look Mickey’. From the 1980s onwards, he returned to his artistic roots, which can be found in Surrealism and Expressionism. Roy Lichtenstein exhibited at the documenta in Kassel in 1968 and 1977. In addition to paintings he created screen and woodblock prints, collages, ceramics and sculptures. Starting Bid : 20000