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Untitled (image of sandwich and soda). Print from the suite 'Ten Works by Ten Painters.'

Print
1964 (published)
Artist/Maker
Ives-Sillman, Inc. (publisher)
Lichtenstein, Roy (artist)
Place of origin
Connecticut (published)

Roy Lichtenstein is one of America's favourite Pop artists. His trademark style derives from his appropriation of comic strip imagery and method of production. In the latter, 'dot' patterns, known as 'Benday' dots, used to provide colour and tonal variations in the printing process, often obtrude visibly into the image and it was their patterns which Lichtenstein adopted and transformed. Much loved for his 'cartoon' images of 'boy meets girl' romance, or martial heroes, Lichtenstein extended his repetoire much beyond these types, as here, where he transforms still life, a staple of traditional easel painting, by using the language and technique of advertising and modern American life. Another impression of this print is Circ.129-1969.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Eating
Object type
Print
TitleUntitled (image of sandwich and soda). Print from the suite 'Ten Works by Ten Painters.'
Materials and techniques
colour screenprint on mylar
Printer's Ink
Paper
Screenprint
Brief description
Roy Lichtenstein: Untitled (sandwich and soda).Screenprint from the suite 'Ten Works by Ten Painters' published by the Wadsworth Atheneum.1964.
Physical description
Image printed in maroon and dark blue on transparent mylar. Top part of sheet printed in maroon, lower half in blue. Lower half is image of sandwich, drinking straws in wrapper and glass of soda
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 507mm
  • Sheet width: 610mm
  • Image height: 483mm
  • Image width: 583mm
Style
Pop
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
67/500
Marks and inscriptions
(not signed or dated. Blind stamped with printer's chop mark)
Credit line
Acquired from Peter Tunnard in 1969.
Production
The printing was done by Sirocco under supervision of Ives-Sillman Inc.
Subject depicted
Drinking
Summary
Roy Lichtenstein is one of America's favourite Pop artists. His trademark style derives from his appropriation of comic strip imagery and method of production. In the latter, 'dot' patterns, known as 'Benday' dots, used to provide colour and tonal variations in the printing process, often obtrude visibly into the image and it was their patterns which Lichtenstein adopted and transformed. Much loved for his 'cartoon' images of 'boy meets girl' romance, or martial heroes, Lichtenstein extended his repetoire much beyond these types, as here, where he transforms still life, a staple of traditional easel painting, by using the language and technique of advertising and modern American life. Another impression of this print is Circ.129-1969.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York: American Prints from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art 1960-1985. NJ 1986.
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969
  • p. 21 Paris-Londres 1962-1989. Music Migrations. Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration, 2019
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.536-1969

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Record createdMarch 7, 2008
Record URL
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