Roy Lichtenstein
As I Opened Fire (Triptych), 1966
Signed in pencil
Triptych of offset lithographs in colours on wove paper
Sheet: 64 x 52 cm (each)
Framed: 84.5 x 73 cm (each)
Framed: 84.5 x 73 cm (each)
Edition of 3000
One of the most influential and innovative American artists of the post-war period, Roy Lichtenstein ushered in the prominence of Pop Art through his high-impact representations of consumer imagery, common entertainment, and the accoutrements of contemporary life rendered in the Ben-Day dots of contemporary comic strips.
Lichtenstein first produced the 'As I opened Fire' triptych as an oil and acrylic painting on canvas in 1964.
During the early 1960s, Lichtenstein was focussed on creating a pictorial language which would be understandable by all, moving art away from something rarified into an ‘everyday’ pleasure. To do this, along with the other artists of the Pop generation, he drew on picture-forms taken from newspaper advertising and roadside hoardings, and - most famously - from the extremely popular adventure comic strips of the day. The style and familiarity of these works drew instant public appreciation, though the intellectual art critics denied that they were ‘art’. They have become some of the most famous works of mid-20th century art.
Lichtenstein first produced the 'As I opened Fire' triptych as an oil and acrylic painting on canvas in 1964.
During the early 1960s, Lichtenstein was focussed on creating a pictorial language which would be understandable by all, moving art away from something rarified into an ‘everyday’ pleasure. To do this, along with the other artists of the Pop generation, he drew on picture-forms taken from newspaper advertising and roadside hoardings, and - most famously - from the extremely popular adventure comic strips of the day. The style and familiarity of these works drew instant public appreciation, though the intellectual art critics denied that they were ‘art’. They have become some of the most famous works of mid-20th century art.
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May 26, 2022
