About this artwork
Lichtenstein, one of the leading figures of Pop Art, was ever aware of the manufacturing process involved in printmaking and painting, and famously imitated the Ben-day dots found in commercial reproductions. He was not only Pop’s greatest stylist but also one of the most accomplished printmakers of all time, working in nearly every print medium and collaborating with many of the master printers and workshops of his time. This is a woodcut print, part of his ‘Seven Apple Woodcuts’ Series, published by Petersburg Press, New York and London.
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artist:Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) American
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title:Apple with Grey Background
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date created:1983
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materials:Screenprint on paper
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measurements:image size: 63.90 x 67.90 cm; paper size: 76.00 x 83.90
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credit line:The Henry and Sula Walton collection: bequeathed 2012
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accession number:GMA 5292
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Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein
New York artist Lichtenstein began making paintings inspired by consumer culture as a reaction against the emotional involvement of Abstract Expressionism. He was inspired by comic-strip illustrations, which he enlarged. Although his works may look as if they are made by a machine, Lichtenstein...