Drowning Girl

Roy Lichtenstein1963Oil and synthetic polymer

ArtistRoy Lichtenstein

Year1963

MediumOil and synthetic polymer

LocationMoMA, New York

About Drowning Girl

Based on a panel from a DC Comics romance comic. Lichtenstein used Ben-Day dots to mimic mechanical printing. The woman would rather drown than call her boyfriend for help. Part of the Pop Art movement that elevated commercial imagery to fine art.