Roy Lichtenstein
'Woman with flowered hat' by Roy Lichtenstein is on display during a preview of Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art sales in New York on May 3, 2013. Christie's is scheduled to hold its Impressionist and Modern Art sales May 8-9.
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I tried to imagine myself in a bar striding over to, say, Roy Lichtenstein and asking him to ‘step outside’ because I’d heard him insulting my soup cans. I mean, how corny.
Barneys New York is thrilled to partner with the estate of Roy Lichtenstein and Art Production Fund ... This collaboration has been in the works for some time. It's very exciting for us to mesh Barneys' appreciation of art with our desire to bring exclusive and limited-edition product to our customers, including our Chelsea Passage customers.
The things that I have apparently parodied ... I actually admire.More quotes »
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The deals: Paris and Boston
tax and service charges. What's included: Overnight accommodations in a Superior room; two VIP entrance tickets for "Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective"; a museum map; breakfast. -The deal: The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Mass., is offering the "Smarty Pants" from San Luis Obispo Tribune Read more »
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Ripple effect of record sales in New York
Lichtenstein’s Woman with Flowered Hat, 1963, bought for $56.1m by the London jeweller Laurence Graff Christie’s broke the record for the highest amount raised in one auction last week when its contemporary and Modern sale in New York raised $495m. Big-ticket from The Art Newspaper Read more »
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Plates That Pop
pieces like this dish set based on his 1966 series, Dishes. In partnership with Barneys the Art Production Fund and The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, Barneys has created a series of must-have items from beach balls and towels to homeware items like glasses from Fashion Week Daily Read more »
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Pop Art Icon Andy Warhol Still Rules
lots by a good margin, selling for a whopping $38.245 million. “Still Life,” a 1972 piece by late Southampton Pop master Roy Lichtenstein went for $4.085 million and Warhol‘s ”Flowers” commanded $2.46 million. Interest in Warhol never seems to wane. This summer from Dan's Hamptons Read more »
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The Elite Absorbs the Rebellion
$2.4 million, far below the largest sums paid for Impressionist paintings or early 20th-century avant-garde works. Roy Lichtenstein, whose “Woman With Flowered Hat” of 1968 raised the world auction record for the artist to $56.12 million, was more aggressive from The New York Times Read more »
