Accession Number2010/2.37
TitleRouen Cathedral #6, from "Cathedral Portfoiio R L 69-230"
Artist(s)Roy LichtensteinArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1969Medium & Supportlithograph on paperDimensions 48 7/16 in x 32 1/16 in (123.03 cm x 81.44 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr.Seymour and Barbara K. AdelsonSubject matterIn the fall of 1968, Lichtenstein saw an exhibition, "Serial Imagery", at the Pasadena Art Museum, and, inspired by the works by Claude Monet included in the show, began making his series of Haystack and Rouen Cathedral lithographs. This print is one of that series printed in 1969 at Gemini G.E.L. in collaboration with master printer Kenneth Tyler. It shows Lichtenstein's technique of using Benday dots, a commercial graphic design process, to create an image.
Physical DescriptionThis print has a dark purple background with a pattern of black dots covering its surface. Black lines and shapes are formed in areas where the dots overlap or merge.
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
cathedrals (buildings)
dots
offset printing
religious buildings