MAQUETTE FOR POSTER PAINTING ATTR ROY LICHTENSTEIN

MAQUETTE FOR POSTER PAINTING ATTR ROY LICHTENSTEIN

Attributed to Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 to 1997, mixed media painting on paper, a maquette for poster, Okay Hot Shot, Okay, 1963. Signed lower to the center. Framed. Okay Hot Shot is a 1963 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that uses his Ben Day dots style and a text balloon. It is one of several examples of military art that Lichtenstein created between 1962 and 1964, including several with aeronautical themes like this one. It was inspired by panels from four different comic books that provide the sources for the plane, the pilot, the text balloon and the graphic onomatopoeia, VOOMP. Lichtenstein made several alterations to the source images as he compiled them into this composition. He used themes in this work that relate to those expressed in several of his other works. The narrative content is also said to relate to themes from other works, but instead of Lichtenstein's own works it relates to Jackson Pollock's contemporaneous works. Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue in cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: Size: Frame 12 x 14 in. Image 10 1/4 x 8 in. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: Overall good vintage condition. Working. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.