Roy Lichtenstein is known for his Pop art paintings derived from comic strips and advertisements, but his later work also drew on well-known masterpieces of art history, like Impressionism.
One example of the Lichtenstein’s interaction with Impressionism is the his approach to Claude Monet’s iconic Rouen Cathedral series. The exhibition is on view on July 3 through September 25 in the Lee Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA).
Monet painted his series of the façade at Rouen Cathedral in 1892–93, depicting the same view at different times of day and in different weather.
Lichtenstein responded 75 years later by reducing this intricate approach to a dot pattern silk-screened over a ground color, transforming Monet’s complex transcription of light through the modern means of mass-market printing and reproduction.
The exhibition features 10 canvases—five of Monet’s Rouen Cathedral images from 1893–94 and Lichtenstein’s five-panel interpretation of the subject from 1969.
Date: from July 3 to September 25, 2011
Place: Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA). Lee Gallery. Boston Avenue of the Arts, 465,Huntington Avenue. Boston.
Hours: Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 4.45pm. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to 9.45pm. Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4.45pm.
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