Collection: Lichtenstein Roy

(New York 1923 - New York 1997)

Roy Lichtenstein was a key figure in American Pop Art, famous for transforming the technique and aesthetics of comics and advertising graphics into a true form of art. Alongside painting, he developed a monumental graphic production, now considered a cornerstone of his visual research. Through lithographs, screen prints, and woodcuts, Lichtenstein elevated the thick black outline lines and the famous Ben-Day dots (Ben Day dots, the printing technique invented in 1879 by Benjamin Day, which became the trademark of American Pop Art), transforming them from a cheap printing technique to a graphic value element, to a universal language. The graphics took on such significance in his artistic production that it was a lithograph, Ten Dollar Bill, that was considered his first foray into the world of Pop Art.
A pioneer of technical contamination, he introduced unprecedented materials into graphics such as reflective Mylar, Rowlux, and lenticular plastic, winning the prestigious National Medal of Arts in 1995. His original editions are absolute icons of 20th-century art.