The 6 Best Places to See Roy Lichtenstein's Art

The world-famous Museum of Modern Art, in midtown Manhattan, New York, holds a sizeable collection of Lichtenstein works, the most important of which is arguably Drowning Girl (1963). The famous painting, depicting a weeping woman caught up in a wave, derives from a 1962 comic panel, and utilises techniques such as Ben-Day dots to recreate the effects of mass-produced, printed images. The pop art masterpiece is amongst over 30 Lichtenstein works held by the museum.

The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. boasts the largest single collection of Lichtenstein works, many of which were donated by the artist himself during the 1990s. The permanent collection includes over 100 prints, books, and sculptures, as well as paintings. The most important work housed here is Lichtenstein’s famous 1961 oil on canvas painting, Look Mickey – which demonstrates the artist’s first use of a comic strip aesthetic.

The permanent collection at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) houses a number of works by Lichtenstein. Interestingly, most of the pieces held here date from early on in Lichtenstein’s career, before he adopted many of his trademark techniques. Works such as Cowboy (1957), Navajo (1957), and Mother and Child (1950) demonstrate the influence of Cubism and Expressionism on his early career output.