Shipboard Girl: Separation Drawing for Red 1965

"Shipboard Girl: Separation Drawing for Red" (1965) is a preparatory drawing by Roy Lichtenstein for his famous "Red" series of paintings. The drawing utilizes Lichtenstein’s signature style, known as Pop Art, to depict a woman’s face in a comic book-like format. The image is rendered in black and white with bold outlines and Ben-Day dots, a printing technique that gives the work a distinctive graphic quality. This preparatory drawing exemplifies Lichtenstein's process, demonstrating his meticulous attention to detail and his ability to create a visually compelling work of art by simplifying the image to its essential elements.