An iconic image titled Sleeping Girl attributed to one of the leaders of the Pop Art movement, Roy Lichtenstein. Image is initialed RL on bottom right corner in black ink. The original image for Sleeping Girl is a 1964 oil and Magna on canvas pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein. It held the record for the highest auction price for a Lichtenstein painting from May 2012 until May 2013. Dimensions: 7h x 7w (unframed). In excellent vintage condition. Provenance: This artwork was part of a seasoned art dealer’s personal collection. By trade this art dealer was a teacher, but in the 1970s he started collecting and selling art as a supplement income. This turned into a successful business, and he traveled the globe internationally with his son sourcing original artworks by famous modern and post-war artists, as well as Asian and African artifacts. The art dealer is now retired and lives outside of Detroit, Michigan.Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. He was most famous for his comic book style and was directly influenced by popular comic strips of the time. Lichtenstein’s art can be found in countless museum collections internationally and the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC holds the largest repository of the artist’s work. Today, his paintings reach auction records in the millions, the highest being $165 million in 2017.

7 x 7 in