Study for "Bedroom at Arles"
1992
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graphite on polyester tracing film
Dimensions
overall (irregular): 101.9 x 124.5 cm (40 1/8 x 49 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation in memory of Jane B. Meyerhoff
Accession Number
2005.22.12
Art Historical Context
Roy Lichtenstein's *Study for "Bedroom at Arles"* (1992) is a captivating preparatory drawing that pays homage to Vincent van Gogh's iconic *The Bedroom* (1888). Created late in Lichtenstein's career, this work reflects his signature Pop Art style, where he transformed fine art masterpieces into bold, comic-book-inspired interpretations. By reimagining Van Gogh's intimate domestic scene with crisp black outlines, Ben-Day dots, and flattened perspective, Lichtenstein bridges 19th-century Post-Impressionism with mid-20th-century consumer culture, commenting on art's reproducibility and celebrity...
About the Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923, in New York City to Milton Lichtenstein, a real estate broker, and Beatrice Werner Lichtenstein, a homemaker with musical training, in an upper-middle-class German-Jewish family. Growing up on the Upper West Side, he displayed early artistic talent, sketching jazz musicians and visiting museums like the Museum of Modern Art. In 1939, he studied painti...