Roy Lichtenstein - “As i opened Fire”. Triptych.





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Triptych “As I Opened Fire”, based on the original paintings from 1964 by Roy Lichtenstein, from the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Each poster is in mint condition.
This triptych is inspired by the comic “All American Men of War.” The three images in “As I Opened Fire” work together to tell a story. The narrative is enhanced with carefully added text. This work references a revolution in art in the 1960s. Formally, Lichtenstein appropriated images from popular culture. He placed them in a context of fine art by enlarging them, altering them slightly, and painting them on canvas. In doing so, the artist blurred the line between high and low art.
He followed a strict, self-imposed formal vocabulary. Lichtenstein emphasized primary colors, black outlines, and enlarged ‘Benday-dots’ commonly seen in mechanical reproductions. This work, a typical example of Pop Art, can be understood as a reaction against Abstract Expressionism. Lichtenstein responds with the removal of the artist’s hand in his painting.
Never framed and kept in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper.
The shown photos are part of the description,
the shown frame (size) is for illustration and is not included.
This artwork is carefully securely packed and shipped in protective acid-free paper.
Cannot be shipped to the Canary Islands.
Some artists of comparable importance, such as Basquiat, Picasso, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Sorolla, Banksy, Brainwash, Miró, Nara, Soulages, Lagasse, Ramos, Rothko, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Modigliani, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondrian, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Testa, Villemot, Oldenburg, Ripollés, Wesselmann, Magritte, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Coa, Dior, Vuitton, Kaws, Valentino, Cappello, Kandinsky, Warhol, Buffa, Tura, Castle, Ponti, Knoll, Le Corbusier, Robert, Johns, Starck, Breuer, Nelson, Mogensen, Ponti, Bertoia, Urquiola, Chillida, Magistretti, Gauguin, visual arts, vintage design, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Lego, Pokémon, Star Wars, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Botero, Katz, Braque, among others.
Seller's Story
Triptych “As I Opened Fire”, based on the original paintings from 1964 by Roy Lichtenstein, from the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Each poster is in mint condition.
This triptych is inspired by the comic “All American Men of War.” The three images in “As I Opened Fire” work together to tell a story. The narrative is enhanced with carefully added text. This work references a revolution in art in the 1960s. Formally, Lichtenstein appropriated images from popular culture. He placed them in a context of fine art by enlarging them, altering them slightly, and painting them on canvas. In doing so, the artist blurred the line between high and low art.
He followed a strict, self-imposed formal vocabulary. Lichtenstein emphasized primary colors, black outlines, and enlarged ‘Benday-dots’ commonly seen in mechanical reproductions. This work, a typical example of Pop Art, can be understood as a reaction against Abstract Expressionism. Lichtenstein responds with the removal of the artist’s hand in his painting.
Never framed and kept in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper.
The shown photos are part of the description,
the shown frame (size) is for illustration and is not included.
This artwork is carefully securely packed and shipped in protective acid-free paper.
Cannot be shipped to the Canary Islands.
Some artists of comparable importance, such as Basquiat, Picasso, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Sorolla, Banksy, Brainwash, Miró, Nara, Soulages, Lagasse, Ramos, Rothko, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Modigliani, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondrian, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Testa, Villemot, Oldenburg, Ripollés, Wesselmann, Magritte, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Coa, Dior, Vuitton, Kaws, Valentino, Cappello, Kandinsky, Warhol, Buffa, Tura, Castle, Ponti, Knoll, Le Corbusier, Robert, Johns, Starck, Breuer, Nelson, Mogensen, Ponti, Bertoia, Urquiola, Chillida, Magistretti, Gauguin, visual arts, vintage design, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Lego, Pokémon, Star Wars, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Botero, Katz, Braque, among others.
