diptych, triptych, Roy Lichtenstein, "Bull III," 1973,“Look Mickey,” 1961, “House I,” model 1996,

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Roy Lichtenstein, though, parodies the modernist faith by calling into question the presumed distinction between “realistic” and “abstract” depictions. ‪#‎GeminiGEL50‬

Roy Lichtenstein, "Bull III," 1973, lithograph, screenprint, and line-cut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist, © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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Our look at ‪#‎Underdrawing‬ has primarily focused on art made in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet, modern and contemporary artists also use a variety of methods to plan and prepare final images. Sometimes we can see these preparatory stages in the final work with our own eyes, without the aid of scientific instruments.

In the early 1960s, Roy Lichtenstein quickly emerged as one of the most important artists in the new pop style. Abandoning the painterly mode of abstract expressionism, Lichtenstein and other pop artists appropriated images from popular sources such as comics and advertisements. “Look Mickey” represents the first time Roy Lichtenstein directly transposed a scene and a style from a source of popular culture, the 1960 children’s book “Donald Duck: Lost and Found.”

Zoom in on “Look Mickey” with this link: http://1.usa.gov/1ikX1sf. Where can you spot Lichtenstein’s pencil underdrawing? Are there differences between his original sketch and the final painted image?‪#‎ArtAtoZ‬

Roy Lichtenstein, “Look Mickey,” 1961, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

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Roy Lichtenstein is best known for pop paintings based on advertisements and comic strips that he made in the 1960s, yet he also produced a significant body of sculpture, including large-scale works designed for the outdoors.

“House I” incorporates the hallmarks of the artist's style: crisp, elemental drawing, heavy black outlines, and a palette based on primary colors. Whereas most of the Lichtenstein's sculpture approximates freestanding paintings in relief rather than volumetric structures in the round, some of his late sculpture, such as “House I,” exploits the illusionistic effects of a third dimension. The side of the house at once projects toward the viewer while appearing to recede into space.

Have you seen “House I”? Do you remember if you were you 'tricked' by the illusion?

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Roy Lichtenstein, “House I,” model 1996, fabricated 1998, Gift of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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Happy birthday to Roy Lichtenstein, born on this day in 1923. To many people, his paintings based on comic strips are synonymous with Pop Art.

Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997) | Stepping Out | 1978

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Sonnabend Collection
A Colossal Sale by the Heirs of a Dealer

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The heirs of the legendary dealer Ileana Sonnabend have parted with some $600 million worth of paintings and sculptures in two transactions to cover their estate taxes. Above, Roy Lichtenstein’s “Eddie Diptych” (1962).

diptych

(dĭp'tĭk) n.

1. A work consisting of two painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
2. An ancient writing tablet having two leaves hinged together.
3. A list of names, originally contained on such a tablet, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayers are made during the liturgy in many eastern and western churches.

[Late Latin diptycha, from Greek diptukha, from neuter pl. of diptukhos, folded double : di-, two; see di–¹ + ptukhē, fold (from ptussein, ptukh-, to fold).]

Art Encyclopedia:

Diptych

Two wood, ivory or metal panels of equal size, usually hinged together so that they can be folded, and closed with some form of clasp. There are usually images on the inside surfaces of the panels and sometimes also on the outer sides. The panels are most commonly vertical rectangles; Gothic examples often have gables, while those from the 15th century may be round-headed.

A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, types existing for recording notes and for measuring time and direction. The term is also used figuratively for a thematically-linked sequence of two books.

Ivory consular diptych of Areobindus, Byzantium, 506 AD, Louvre museum

Note: This article discusses diptyches in the first sense. For paintings arranged in such a way, see polyptych.


A triptych (pronounced "trip-tick," from the Greek tri- "three" + ptychē "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) which is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which are hinged together. The central panel is the most important one, and this is flanked on either side by two lesser but related paintings.

The most famous of Byzantine ivory triptychs: Harbaville Triptych (10th century).

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Roy Lichtenstein, born today in 1923, drew on commercial printing techniques & comic strips for inspiration. The dots used in many of his works are called "Benday dots," named for their inventor, printer Benjamin Day. http://bit.ly/1wCoqyl

[Roy Lichtenstein. "Brushstrokes." 1966-68]