1979 Roy Lichtenstein - Leo Castelli Poster

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A beautiful and extremely rare piece, this poster is for Roy Lichtenstein's exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery on West … more A beautiful and extremely rare piece, this poster is for Roy Lichtenstein's exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery on West Broadway in New York in 1979 and features Lichtenstein's artwork "Stepping Out". Castelli is well known for giving the likes of Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns and Frank Stella their first one-man shows.

Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement through. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

The piece is in fantastic mint condition, and looks perfect framed. less