Roy Lichtenstein
New York 1923 - 1997
Photo credit Robert Mapplethorpe
His paintings are not reproductions of images seen again and again, they are transformations even though they remain recognizable; above all they are images transformed in their very expressive substance.
Roy Lichtenstein, Man with Folded Arms, 1962. Oil on canvas, frame: 179,71 x 123,83 x 3,81 cm, image: 178,44 x 122,56 cm. MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Panza Collection,1984. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein / 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Alessandro Zambianchi, Milano
Roy Lichtenstein, Standing Rib, 1962. Oil on canvas, frame: 54,93 x 65,09 x 3,49 cm, image: 53,34 x 63,66 cm. MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Panza Collection, 1986. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein / 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Gian Sinigaglia, Milano
Roy Lichtenstein, The Grip, 1962. Oil on canvas, frame: 77,47 x 77,78 x 3,49 cm, image: 76,2 x 76,8 cm. MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Panza Collection, 1987. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein / 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Gian Sinigaglia, Milano
Roy Lichtenstein. MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Panza Collection. Installation Villa Panza, Varese. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein / 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Giuseppe Panza