Roy Lichtenstein
Crak

Artwork Detail
The juxtaposition of image and speech bubble, ‘Now, my little ones, for France!’, combined with the word CRAK to represent the sound of the gun, is class comic/Pop style. Lichtenstein once said that he wanted to paint a picture so despicable that no gallery would hang it. Such statements are drawn from a powerful reaction to the values and tastes that the artist perceived in his own society. (Andy and Friends, 1999)
- Title
- Crak
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1964
- Medium
- lithograph, off-set
- Dimensions
- 489 x 705 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
- Accession no
- 1975/55
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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