Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody.
Roy Fox Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923, in New York City, the first of two children born to Milton and Beatrice Werner Lichtenstein. Milton Lichtenstein (1893–1946) was a successful real estate broker, and Beatrice Lichtenstein (1896–1991), a homemaker, had trained as a pianist, and she exposed Roy and his sister Rénee to museums, concerts and other aspects of New York culture. Roy showed artistic and musical ability early on: he drew, painted and sculpted as a teenager, and spent many hours in the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art. He played piano and clarinet, and developed an enduring love of jazz, frequenting the nightspots in Midtown to hear it.
4 June 2023 • Mark Westall
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation has announced the first round of gifts of 186 artworks and reference materials to museums in… Read More
4 August 2019 • Mark Westall
A leading pioneer of the Pop Art movement, Roy Lichtenstein’s innovative use of the brushstroke, reducing the form of the… Read More
2 May 2019 • Mark Westall
Marlborough is to present Selected Works from the Collection of Holly Solomon 1968-1981 curated by Thomas Solomon.
The exhibition documents new directions in contemporary American art and illuminates how collector, gallerist and early supporter of some of the 20th century’s leading artists, Holly Solomon embarked on building an art collection reflecting one of the most radical periods of change in modern art.
25 June 2018 • Mark Westall
If art is all about movements, then there aren’t many bigger than Contemporary and Pop Art. The early 20th century provided us with some truly iconic pieces, and many of them were associated with some of the most prolific artists in history that could be placed under the Contemporary and Pop Art umbrellas.
8 April 2018 • Tabish Khan
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week include: A massive warehouse, floating glass, a new gallery find, Indian independence, lots of dots, instrument cases and British jazz.
10 December 2017 • Tabish Khan
Art critic Tabish Khan brings you the top art exhibitions to visit this week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you.
24 November 2016 • Mark Westall
For Art Basel Miami Beach, Jeffrey Deitch and Larry Gagosian are hooking up to present “Desire,” an exhibition curated by Diana Widmaier-Picasso, at the Moore Building in the Miami Design District.
18 September 2013 • Mark Westall
There it is. I have shown it to you. It has been done. It is being done. And because it can be done, it will be done.
18 August 2013 • Mark Westall
“Art is a diamond. The rest is just soft, silk pillows for art to tear apart.”
5 March 2013 • Mark Westall
There’s no doubting Roy Lichtenstein’s technical ability, says comics artist Marc Ellerby, but wasn’t he just piggybacking off other people’s talents?
18 February 2013 • Mark Westall
Roy Lichtenstein deflated the macho mystique of American art and produced some of the most recognisable work on the planet. But does he go any deeper than surface gloss? Adrian Searle joins the dots at a new Tate Modern retrospective
12 November 2012 • Mark Westall
Then I will have a stand in a Street Market in the north of France (Braderie de Roubaix), before flying to Colombia, my wife’s country, where I’m planning to partner with locals street artists.
22 July 2012 • Mark Westall
For two weeks only the ICA takes over an off site space in the East End with ART DRIVE! – an opportunity to view BMW’s unique collection of ART CARS.
25 March 2012 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on 9th May 2012 will feature Roy Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl from 1964.
1 March 2012 • Mark Westall
Gagosian Gallery is to present an exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein’s Landscapes in the Chinese Style.
17 July 2011 • Mark Westall
Image:Andy Warhol: Flowers, 1978 Acrylic, and silkscreen inks on canvas Artnet Auctions presents “Masterworks by Pop Artists,” a selection of… Read More
6 January 2011 • Mark Westall
Image:Andy Warhol (1928-1987) in collaboration with Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) Mao: one plate (F. & S. II. 99) screenprint in colors,… Read More
31 August 2010 • Mark Westall
Christie’s announce the September auction of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, which will showcase five centuries of printmaking and… Read More
17 August 2010 • Mark Westall
A&D Gallery have selected works by artists including, David Hockney, Julan Opie, and Andy Warhol, which they believe interact in a very personal and approachable way.
12 June 2010 • Mark Westall
Jeff Koons, whose latest work is an explosively-coloured BMW M3 GT2 for this month’s Le Mans 24 Hours road race,… Read More
7 May 2010 • Mark Westall
ROY LICHTENSTEIN Still Lifes at Gagosian Gallery New York May 8 – Jul 30, 2010 When we think of still… Read More
15 July 2009 • Mark Westall
Frank Stella, Sabine Pass, from Benjamin Moore Series (A. 61). Lithograph in colors,1971. Estimate: $2,500-3,500. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009…. Read More
7 July 2009 • Mark Westall
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts is one of the most important museums of Asian modern arts. The museum was… Read More
