Roy Lichtenstein Modern Head #4, 1970, C.94 is a beautiful abstract portrait of a face, done in a pale blue, black, and silver. The design is bold and dynamic, with thick lines and sharp angles.  Lichtenstein uses the comic book style shading, "Ben Day dots," to add dimension and contrast to the composition. This lithograph on aluminum is part of Lichtenstein's Modern Head series, one of several prints of abstracted portraits of faces. The print has an Art Deco feel to it, as well as influences from Pablo Picasso's Cubism movement. Lichtenstein has used geometric shapes like circles, triangles, and rectangles to deconstruct the face of the figure. The medium of printing on aluminum adds an additional visual interest to the lithograph.

Roy Lichtenstein Modern Head #4, 1970, C.94 is a Lithograph on engraved and anodized aluminum. This work is inscribed ‘rf Lichtenstein’ by Roy Lichtenstein (New York, 1923 – New York, 1997) into the metal on verso, center. Workshop number screenprinted in white on verso, bottom right quadrant: (RL70-247). Numbered from the edition of 100 on verso, center, inscribed into the metal. There is also 7 Artist’s Proofs, 1 RTP (Ready to Print), 1 PPII (Printer’s Proof), 1 GEL, and 1 C (Chromogenic print).

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Roy Lichtenstein Modern Head #4, 1970, C.94 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Corlett, Mary. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonne 1948-1997. Hudson Hills; Revised Edition (July 19, 2002). Listed and illustrated as catalogue number 94.

2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Roy Lichtenstein Modern Head #4, 1970, C.94 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.