
The Great Pyramid Banner (Study)
1977
This dynamic study by Roy Lichtenstein showcases his signature Pop Art aesthetic through bold, flat colors and precise Ben-Day dot patterns, assembled using cut painted and printed paper affixed with tape on paperboard. The composition depicts the iconic Great Pyramid rendered in Lichtenstein's characteristically graphic and commercial style, with graphite underdrawings visible beneath the layered collage elements. As a preparatory work, this piece offers rare insight into the artist's process, revealing how he translated monumental ancient architecture into his distinctly modern, mass-media-inspired visual language.
- Medium
- cut painted and printed paper, tape and graphite on paperboard
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
Notes
Literature: Andrea Theil, ed., Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné , New York, 2023 - ongoing, RLCR 2685, illustrated in color (online) Exhibition History: Pully-Lausanne, FAE Musée d'Art Contemporain and Tate Liverpool, Roy Lichtenstein , September 1992 - January 1993, p. 63, illustrated in color (titled Collage for "Pyramids" and dated 1969) Santa Fe, Laura Carpenter Fine Art, Roy Lichtenstein: Paintings and Collages, 1960–1993 , June - July 1993
🔨 Auction Lot
Origins II
January 31, 2026
Estimate: $150,000 – $200,000
Lot 19
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