Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997)

Roy Lichtenstein
American painter, sculptor, and lithographer
Movements and Styles: Pop Art, Postmodernism

Roy Lichtenstein was born in 1923 in New York.
He studied at:
Ohio State University, State University of New York at Oswego;
Rutgers University.

In 1961 Lichtenstein created his first Pop Art painting.
These included advertisement illustrations;
Roy Lochtenstain also used other artists' works to create new pieces.

Woman with Flowered Hat (1963), based on a reproduction of a work by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973).

Lichtenstein used thick, horizontal stripes and Benday Dots in his paintings.

Important Art by Roy Lichtenstein
The below artworks are the most important by Roy Lichtenstein - that both overview the major creative periods, and highlight the greatest achievements by the artist.

Popeye (1961)

Drowning Girl (1963)

Yellow Landscape (1965)

Brushstrokes (1967)

Mirror I (1977)

House II (Model 1966, fabricated 1997)