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Roy Lichtenstein — Girl in Mirror
Roy Lichtenstein

Girl in Mirror

1964

This pop art composition presents a stylized female profile rendered in bold, graphic forms characteristic of 1960s commercial art aesthetics. The figure's voluminous blonde hair dominates the composition, executed in thick black outlines and vibrant yellow pigment, while her face is depicted in a dotted Ben Day pattern against a vivid red background. Her expression is serene and introspective, with closed eyes suggesting contemplation or self absorption. The work exemplifies the pop art movement's engagement with consumer culture, advertising imagery, and the mechanical reproduction techniques of mass media through its use of bold outlines, flat color fields, and industrial materials.

Medium
porcelain enamel on steel
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $4,000,000$6,000,000

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Roy Lichtenstein, Girl in Mirror, 1964

This pop art composition presents a stylized female profile rendered in bold, graphic forms characteristic of 1960s commercial art aesthetics. The figure's voluminous blonde hair dominates the composition, executed in thick black outlines and vibrant yellow pigment, while her face is depicted in a dotted Ben Day pattern against a vivid red background. Her expression is serene and introspective, with closed eyes suggesting contemplation or self absorption. The work exemplifies the pop art movement's engagement with consumer culture, advertising imagery, and the mechanical reproduction techniques of mass media through its use of bold outlines, flat color fields, and industrial materials.

Medium
porcelain enamel on steel
Dimensions
overall: 106.7 x 106.7 cm
Year
1964
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Graphic Style, 1960s Art, Commercial Art, Mass Media, Red Background, Contemporary Portraiture, Bold Outlines, Pop Art, Color Field, Stylized Figure, American Art, Ben Day Dots, Blonde Hair, Female Portrait, Enamel On Steel

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Jim Arnone, Brian Stevens, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo