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May 10, 2019|Jaye Melino|Contemporary Art

A Look at Roy Lichtenstein’s Early Works

Roy Lichtenstein is known for his commercial art-inspired works that provided parody through Pop Art and elevated the art of cartooning. Though all of his work maintains the semi-fantastical air…

Roy Lichtenstein, Sunrise, color silk panel, 1965.

May 11, 2016 | Contemporary Art

Notes From the Catalogue: Roy Lichtenstein’s “Sunrise”

Pop art master Roy Lichtenstein is known for creating works in a number of mediums, including paintings, prints and sculpture. Our upcoming auction of Contemporary Art features multiple works by Lichtenstein,…

February 20, 2015 | Contemporary Art

Keith Haring: Pop Shop

Keith Haring in his Pop Shop. More on the history of this bygone space can be found at pop-shop.com. In the 1980s, street and mural artist Keith Haring became well…

May 15, 2014 | Contemporary Art

Records & Results: Contemporary Art

Tuesday’s auction of Contemporary Art at Swann saw strong results and an usually high percentage of online bidders–in fact, 25 percent of successful bidders were bidding live online. Lot…

November 8, 2013 | Contemporary Art

GA-43 Robot: Andy Warhol at a Child’s Eye Level

Among the Andy Warhol prints in Swann’s upcoming auction of Contemporary Art is GA-43 Robot, a unique color screenprint on canvas from 1983. Warhol melded printmaking and painting, blurring the line…