Pioneer of Pop Art / Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein’s worldwide fame is based on his value-free depiction of well-known comics. In the early 1960s, for example, he first caused a sensation in the art world with his signature dot technique (benday dots), bright colors, and thick black outlines. Lichtenstein’s works are emblematic of everyday life in the U.S. in the 1960s: Chewing gum, the Vietnam War, stars and tears. Above all, female comic figures in tragic situations remained one of the artist’s favorite motifs. But Roy Lichtenstein also alienated works of art by Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso – also in his famous grid style. He also created numerous sculptures and, shortly before his death, worked intensively on Chinese landscapes (Landscapes in Chinese Style).