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Masterpiece, 1962 Poster by Roy Lichtenstein
£84.99
Artist:
Roy Lichtenstein
At the time, Lichtenstein was entertaining himself with the title, but this really is his masterpiece. This large poster reproduces this mould-breaking Pop Art work, featuring a blonde woman talking to her boyfriend ‘Brad’, the heroic character Lichtenstein incorporated into a number of his paintings. Lichtenstein included a thought bubble, a convention of comic book art, to create a narrative between the two subjects. The artist used the Ben Day dots printing process which involves small coloured dots being closely, widely spaced, or overlapped onto a canvas. The dots are printed using the CMYK colour model which includes only four ink plates in cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black).
Approximate Dimensions: Paper size 102 × 86 cm; Image size 80 × 80 cm
Please hang away from direct sunlight to prevent fading. The print has a white border containing the artist's name and print title near the bottom edge.
Pop art pioneer Roy Lichtenstien (1923-1997) created his first poppy works in the 1950s: cartoon-strip style paintings, exaggerated printed dots, loud lettering and violently coloured explosions became the trademarks of his work. Heavily influenced by advertising of the time, his tongue-in-cheek style often served as a social commentary on the changing nature of contemporary American society. Bold, graphic, iconic and kitsch these are real statement prints that pack a punch.
