We Rose Up Slowly

We Rose Up Slowly is a 1964 painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Materials includes oil and magna on two canvas panels. The painting measures 68 inches (170 cm) x 92 inches (230 cm).[1][2] It was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] and Centre Pompidou.[4] It is in the collection of the Museum für Moderne Kunst.[5]

We Rose Up Slowly
Year1964

Description
Lichtenstein in 1967

Laura Barnett of The Guardian wrote that the painting depicts "two all-American archetypes — a handsome man, a luscious blonde — in a steamy embrace."[6] The painting is adapted from a panel in the romance comic Girls' Romances #81 (National Periodical, Jan. 1962).

See also

References
  1. "Roy Lichtenstein: We Rose Up Slowly, 1964". Lichtenstein Foundation. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. Campbell-Johnston, Rachel (February 2, 2013). "Pop! goes the Tate with a Lichtenstein retrospective". The Times. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. Fishman, Elly. "More on Mr. Lichtenstein". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. Knott, Simon (2013-08-01), we rose up slowly... as if we didn't belong to the outside world..., retrieved 2020-03-11
  5. "Werkdetailseite::: Sammlung Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main". collection.mmk.art. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  6. Barnett, Laura (March 4, 2013). "A comics artist's view on Lichtenstein: A Retrospective". The Guardian. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
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