Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist best known for his boldly-colored parodies of comic strips and advertisements. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself.
Woman With Peanuts is a perfectly demonstrable example of Lichtenstein’s ingenious method of creation. The woman herself is unique in her existence, a composite archetype. Above, her agreeable smile sits below her well-coiffed hair, a relic of 1950s suburbia, in addition to fabulous shades of red in her lips, eyes, nose, and chin. Her head is a discrete piece of the puzzle, coming from a single source. Yet her hat is from another place altogether: a pastiche of Lichtenstein’s favorite visual motifs at the time, its synthetic nature a combination of a policeman’s hat and a chef’s toque, even evoking a brilliant cut diamond.
About the Art Prints
Woman With Peanuts by Roy Lichtenstein. Our art prints are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks and lamination to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All prints include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2 days