House III
Roy Lichtenstein
American, 1923–1997
Details
Title
House III
Artist/Maker
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)
Date
1997, fabricated 2002
Medium
Painted aluminum
Dimensions
157 x 210 x 60 inches
Credit
Gift of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods in honor of its company members
Accession #
2003.65
Among Pop icon Roy Lichtenstein’s last subjects was the image of the suburban American home. The smaller-than-life sculpture House III evolved from Lichtenstein’s large-scale Interior paintings of the early 1990s and from work that revived his interest in playing with perspective. Exploring inverted perspective and symbolically complex messages of housing and shelter, the corner of the piece appears to project forward toward the viewer. However, by walking around the work one sees that the corner actually recedes and that the eye has been fooled.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein