Bidspirit auction | SIGNED ROY LICHTENSTEIN CRAK LITHOGRAPH

SIGNED ROY LICHTENSTEIN CRAK LITHOGRAPH - Roy Lichtenstein (American: 1923-1997) Offset lithograph in colours on lightweight wove paper titled”Crak!” Date: 1963/1964. Hand Signed in pencil to lower right. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York. Lithographed by Total Color, New York. Full Margin Sheet: 27 1/2 L x 19-7/8 H inches. Weight to ship 1 lbs. **In house shipping available on this lot** Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) 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. He was most famous for his comic book style and was directly influenced by popular comic strips of the time. Lichtenstein's art can be found in countless museum collections internationally and the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC holds the largest repository of the artist's work. Today, his paintings reach auction records in the millions, the highest being $165 million in 2017. Condition: good