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Roy Lichtenstein — The Great Pyramid Banner (Study)
Roy Lichtenstein

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

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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Roy Lichtenstein, 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
Year
1977
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bold, American, Mixed Media, Study, Printed Paper, Graphic Design, Collage, Pop Art, Colorful, Contemporary

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Collected by

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