The Knight (Self-Portrait)
c. 1951
Framed: 86 x 74.8 x 6.4 cm (33 7/8 x 29 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 61.3 x 50.9 cm (24 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.5
Lichtenstein’s painting is an irreverent rendering of a medieval knight adorned in chainmail and brandishing a weapon and shield. As a goofy-grinned self-portrait, it includes an element of humorous self-deprecation as well. The artist described his works from this period as “...
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Terms
Culture
America
Technique
oil on canvas
Medium
oil on canvas
Genre
Painting
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
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