Roy lichtenstein brief biography

American pop artist (–)

Roy Fox Lichtenstein^[2] (; October 27, &#;– September 29, ) was an American pop artist. He rose to prominence in the s through pieces which were inspired by popular advertising and the comic book style. Much of his work explores the relationship between fine art, advertising, and consumerism.

Whaam!, Drowning Girl, and Look Mickey proved to be Lichtenstein's most influential works.^[3] His most expensive piece is Masterpiece, which was sold for $&#;million in ^[4]

Lichtenstein's paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City, which represented him from onwards. His artwork was considered to be "disruptive".^[5] Lichtenstein described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting".^[6]

Early years

Lichtenstein was born on October 27, , into an upper middle classGerman-Jewish family in New York City.^[2][7][8&