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Boy Seated by Roy Lichtenstein

Boy Seated

Roy Lichtenstein · 1942

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Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Date
1942
ART MOVEMENTS
Pop ArtPostmodernism
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THE ARTIST

Roy Lichtenstein

1923–1997 · United States

Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American artist. A leading figure of the Pop Art movement, he is best known for his large-scale paintings inspired by comic books, advertisements, and mass-produced imagery. Lichtenstein's art is represented in major museum collections worldwide, and he remains one of the most influential and recognizable artists of the 20th century.

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