Roy Lichtenstein
1923 - 1997
Brushstroke. 1965.
Silkscreen in colors.
Signed and numbered in the lower right. From an edition of 280 copies. On lightweight cardboard. 56 x 72.2 cm (22 x 28.4 in). Sheet: 57,8 x 73,2 cm (22,7 x 28,8 in).
Printed by Chiron Press, New York, and published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York. [KA].
• A vibrant work in Roy Lichtenstein’s unmistakable Pop Art aesthetics.
• Lichtenstein translates the spontaneous brushstrokes of the Abstract Expressionists into a symbolically reduced, oversized form.
• Among other sources, Lichtenstein drew inspiration for his “Brushstrokes” from works by Jackson Pollock.
• Other copies are held in renowned museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Tate, London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Berlin (inherited).

LITERATURE: Andrea Theil, Brushstroke, 1965 (RLCR 1021), in: Roy Lichtenstein. A Catalogue Raisonné, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, New York (www.lichtensteincatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=299 (accessed September 18, 2026)).
Mary Lee Corlett, The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein. A Catalogue Raisonné 1948–1997, New York 1994, CR no. II.5 (with color plate).
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A Holiday Selection: Print Review, Art in America 54, no. 6, November–December 1966, p. 60 (probably a different copy).
Paul Bianchini, Roy Lichtenstein. Drawings and Prints, Lausanne 1970, cat. no. 14 (with b&w illustration).
Susan Tallman, The Contemporary Print: From Pre-Pop to Postmodern, London 1996, cat. no. 48 (with b&w illustration on p. 55; likely a different copy).

In good condition. There are a few small discolorations—likely due to the manufacturing process—along the right edge of the sheet in the white area and in some places within the black area. There is a small area of superficial wear in the lower left corner.
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