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22.05.11 Framed Artwork Auction
ARTIST
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Size
14.5"x14.5"
Category
Description
Custom framed Offset Lithograph. Framed in black with a single mat with a black core v-groove. Quote; "I Don't Care! I'd Rather Sink than call Brad for Help" Drowning Girl (also known as Secret Hearts or I Don't Care! I'd Rather Sink) is a 1963 painting in oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas by Roy Lichtenstein, based on Original art by Tony Abruzzo.
The painting is considered among Lichtenstein's most significant works, perhaps on a par with his acclaimed 1963 diptych Whaam!. One of the most representative paintings of the Pop Art movement, Drowning Girl was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in 1971.The painting has been described as a "Masterpiece of melodrama", and is one of the artist's earliest images depicting women in tragic situations, a theme to which he often returned in the mid-1960s. It shows a teary-eyed woman on a turbulent sea. She is emotionally distressed, seemingly from a romance. Using the conventions of comic book art, a thought bubble reads; "I Don't Care! I'd Rather Sink — Than Call Brad For Help!" This narrative element highlights the clichéd melodrama, while its graphics — including Ben-Day dots that echo the effect of the printing process — reiterate Lichtenstein's theme of painterly work that imitates mechanized reproduction. The work is derived from a 1962 DC Comics panel; both the graphical and narrative elements of the work are cropped from the source image. It also borrows from Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa and from elements of modernist artists Jean Arp and Joan Miró. It is one of several Lichtenstein works that mention a character named Brad who is absent from the picture.
The painting is considered among Lichtenstein's most significant works, perhaps on a par with his acclaimed 1963 diptych Whaam!. One of the most representative paintings of the Pop Art movement, Drowning Girl was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in 1971.The painting has been described as a "Masterpiece of melodrama", and is one of the artist's earliest images depicting women in tragic situations, a theme to which he often returned in the mid-1960s. It shows a teary-eyed woman on a turbulent sea. She is emotionally distressed, seemingly from a romance. Using the conventions of comic book art, a thought bubble reads; "I Don't Care! I'd Rather Sink — Than Call Brad For Help!" This narrative element highlights the clichéd melodrama, while its graphics — including Ben-Day dots that echo the effect of the printing process — reiterate Lichtenstein's theme of painterly work that imitates mechanized reproduction. The work is derived from a 1962 DC Comics panel; both the graphical and narrative elements of the work are cropped from the source image. It also borrows from Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa and from elements of modernist artists Jean Arp and Joan Miró. It is one of several Lichtenstein works that mention a character named Brad who is absent from the picture.
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All purchases will be charged to the card on file within 24 hours, unless you call us with other arrangements. Shipping can be arranged directly from the Gallery - please contact us for more information.
Questions? Call the office at (856)694-2960 or email us directly at info@bobbrooks.auction.
All buyers will be charged 20% premium on all online purchases unless otherwise stated. All buyers must pay 6.625% New Jersey state sales tax unless registered with a valid Tax Identification number. Please read the rest of our TERMS AND CONDITIONS here.
Please read descriptions carefully before bidding, and contact us if you have any questions about photograph errors, merchandise that may be in the background, or quality of lots. We are happy to provide additional information or photos. All descriptions are written in good faith, and may be corrected at any time. All sales are final and no refunds will be granted. We are open for preview every weekday from 9am-4pm, and until 7pm on Wednesdays.
Cube Toy is for size comparison purposes only, and not included in the lot.
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