Rouen Cathedral #6, from "Cathedral Portfoiio R L 69-230" / Roy Lichtenstein
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.37
- Title
- Rouen Cathedral #6, from "Cathedral Portfoiio R L 69-230"
- Artist
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1969
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr.Seymour S. and Barbara K. Adelson
- Style/Group/Movement
- Pop Art
- Dimensions
- 123 cm x 81.5 cm (48 7/16 in. x 32 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- offset lithograph
- Physical Description
- This print has a dark purple background with a pattern of black dots covering its surface. Black lines and shapes are formed in areas where the dots overlap or merge.
- Subject Matter
- In the fall of 1968, Lichtenstein saw an exhibition, "Serial Imagery", at the Pasadena Art Museum, and, inspired by the works by Claude Monet included in the show, began making his series of Haystack and Rouen Cathedral lithographs. This print is one of that series printed in 1969 at Gemini G.E.L. in collaboration with master printer Kenneth Tyler. It shows Lichtenstein's technique of using Benday dots, a commercial graphic design process, to create an image.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- churches
- churches by location or context
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- enclosing structural elements
- european
- european styles and periods
- exterior walls
- facades and facade components
- geometric motifs
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- motifs
- people and culture
- planographic printing processes
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- religious structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- walls
- walls and wall components
- walls by location or context
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2184 x 3240
- File Size
- 959 KB
- Record
- 2010/2.37
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.37/2010_2_37.jpg
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- In public portfolios
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"Rouen Cathedral #6, from "Cathedral Portfoiio R L 69-230"; Roy Lichtenstein." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.37/2010_2_37.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
