Roy Lichtenstein: Girls Exhibition

12 pieces of Roy Lichtenstein’s earlier work which largely featured female creatures otherwise known as women are being showcased at an exhibition entitled “Roy Lichtenstein: Girls”. The cartoon character’s have an amazing feel and portray mostly beautiful blonds and often unhappy at the opposite sex. This impressive collection of pop art stands out ” reveals Lichtenstein honing his indelible yet impersonal style, and it can be seen in one of New York’s most painting-friendly architectural settings.” Defying Lichtenstein’s great work would almost be criminal, he has the ability to really bring out the emotion by giving innocuous images of her generic concocted self and her blazing formal power for a fine touch.

Read more over at NY TImes.

Made In New York

New York’s finest gallery, the Opera Gallery, is hosting a major group exhibition titled Made in New York. This amazing line up features work by Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, Lori Earley, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Ron English and more! Be sure you get to this show running from Friday, April 4th and will remain on view through to April 25th, this is a must see for all !

$5 Million Counterfeit Fine Art Fraud - Seven Arrested On Federal Criminal Charges

An international investigation of the production and sale of counterfeit limited edition fine art prints of renowned artists, has resulted in federal criminal charges against seven defendants, including three Europeans and residents of Florida, New York and Illinois, U.S. and Spanish law enforcement officials announced today. Two separate indictments allege that the defendants sold thousands of counterfeit prints-at prices well in excess of their value-to victims in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and Japan. The indictments allege that the defendants together reaped more than $5 million in illegal proceeds from the separate, but overlapping fraud schemes. In both cases, investigators tracked the distribution of bogus works, purportedly by such artists as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Miro, Andy Warhol and others, from counterfeit distributors to an art dealer in north suburban Northbrook, Illinois who allegedly sold the inauthentic prints to victims, primarily through eBay, an internet auction web site.

Austin Museum of Art shows Roy Lichtenstein Prints

The Austin Museum of Art will present Roy Lichtenstein Prints, 1956-97, from November 17.

It is impossible to imagine Pop art without the work of Roy Lichtenstein. His comic book-inspired paintings of 1961, along with Andy Warhol’s concurrent work, are generally considered the first true Pop art.

Although best know for his cartoon imagery, Lichtenstein took on a wide range of subject matter that included portraiture, still life, landscape, and modern art history, all brought under the crisp, clear look that defined “ Lichtenstein”—primary colors, Benday dot patterns, stripes, and strong outlines. He was not only Pop’s greatest stylist but also one of the most accomplished printmakers of all time, working in nearly every print medium and collaborating with many of the master printers and workshops of his time.

Roy Lichtenstein Prints, 1956 97 surveys the printmaking career of this seminal artist—from his first proto-Pop image made in 1956 to the print he was working on at the time of his death in 1997—and provides both an introduction to his imagery and a fresh appraisal of the many-layered meanings in his work and its lasting impact.

On view at the Austin Museum of Art: November 17 , 2007 - February 3, 2008.