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Roy Lichtenstein — Reflections: Half Face with Collar (Study)
Roy Lichtenstein

Reflections: Half Face with Collar (Study)

1988

This study presents a fragmented compositional approach characteristic of modernist portraiture. The work features partial facial elements, including a stylized eye and mouth rendered in bold graphite lines, alongside geometric drapery suggested through parallel hatching in pink and blue tones. A prominent collar or neckline dominates the right side of the composition, delineated by crisp black contours. The yellow border framing the central image creates a distinct separation between the study and its surrounding paper, establishing the work as a preliminary exploration of form and spatial relationships.

Medium
pencil and graphite on paper
Overall

Notes

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

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $400,000$600,000

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Roy Lichtenstein, Reflections: Half Face with Collar (Study), 1988

This study presents a fragmented compositional approach characteristic of modernist portraiture. The work features partial facial elements, including a stylized eye and mouth rendered in bold graphite lines, alongside geometric drapery suggested through parallel hatching in pink and blue tones. A prominent collar or neckline dominates the right side of the composition, delineated by crisp black contours. The yellow border framing the central image creates a distinct separation between the study and its surrounding paper, establishing the work as a preliminary exploration of form and spatial relationships.

Medium
pencil and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.2 x 16.2 cm
Year
1988
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Graphite Study, Linear Hatching, Modernist Drawing, Fragmented Portrait, Preliminary Study, Geometric Abstraction, Half Face, Costume Design, Contemporary Drawing, Figurative Composition

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Collected by

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