We Rose Up Slowly Explained

We Rose Up Slowly
Artist:Roy Lichtenstein
Year:1964
Medium:Acrylic, oil, and pencil on canvas (two panels)[1]
Movement:Pop art
Museum:Museum für Moderne Kunst
City:Frankfurt am Main, Germany

We Rose Up Slowly is a 1964 painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Its materials consist of oil and magna on two canvas panels. The painting measures 68inches x 92inches.[2] [3] It was previously exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago[4] and Centre Pompidou. It is currently in the collection of the Museum für Moderne Kunst.[5]

Description

Laura Barnett of The Guardian wrote that the painting depicts "two all-American archetypes — a handsome man, a luscious blonde — in a steamy embrace."[6] The painting is adapted from a panel in the romance comic Girls' Romances #81 (National Periodical, Jan. 1962).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We Rose Up Slowly, 1964 (RLCR 1003) . Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné . May 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506152626/https://www.lichtensteincatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=525. May 6, 2024. live.
  2. Web site: Roy Lichtenstein: We Rose Up Slowly, 1964 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125231142/http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/0208.htm . November 25, 2012 . June 20, 2013 . Lichtenstein Foundation.
  3. News: Pop! goes the Tate with a Lichtenstein retrospective. June 20, 2013. February 2, 2013. Rachel. Campbell-Johnston. The Times. London, United Kingdom. February 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130225105241/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/visualarts/article3674300.ece. live.
  4. Web site: Fishman . Elly . More on Mr. Lichtenstein . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101012212/https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/05/17/more-on-roy-lichtenstein . 2020-11-01 . 2020-03-11 . Chicago Reader . en.
  5. Web site: Werkdetailseite::: Sammlung Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main. collection.mmk.art. 2020-03-11. 2023-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002191111/https://collection.mmk.art/en/nc/werkdetailseite/?werk=1981/18. live.
  6. News: A comics artist's view on Lichtenstein: A Retrospective. The Guardian. June 20, 2013. March 4, 2013. Laura. Barnett. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055730/http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/mar/04/comic-artist-view-roy-lichtenstein. live.

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