Roy Lichtenstein: Like New at the Whitney

A retrospective of the works of Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art on Sunday, October 11th.

 

The exhibit was curated by Meg Onli and guest curator, artist Alex Da Corte. In an interview with The New York Times, Da Corte admitted that he had seen Lichtenstein’s work often, but did not know much about the work, and the artist’s process. “I thought, how curious that an artist’s work could be so ubiquitous, and yet I don’t see it,” he said. “So, for me, it felt urgent to ask, as an artist, how would I want my work to be considered and reconsidered when everyone thinks they know everything about it?”

 

 

Lichtenstein’s wife, Dorothy (1939-2024), through the Lichtenstein Foundation, donated  more than 400 works to the Whitney. She also donated their former Greenwich Village house and studio, which has become the new home of the Whitney Independent Study Program. 

 

The title of the exhibit, Roy Lichtenstein: Like New references a 1962 painting that is part of the catalogue raisonné that Dorothy had envisioned and is now available on the Foundation’s website. 

 

According to the Artnet Price Database, “Even as the number of Lichtenstein works coming to auction hit a new record in 2025, his annual sales on the block quadrupled from three years earlier, to $172 million, and the average price per lot nearly doubled.”

 

Roy Lichtenstein: Like New  will be on view at The Whitney from October 11, 2026 through May 10, 2027.

 

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Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is best known for his paintings, in oil and watercolor. A current exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art focuses on his etchings and lithographs. 

 

 

Homer apprenticed for Boston-based commercial lithographer, John Henry Bufford from 1885 to 1887. He freelanced for Harper’s during the Civil War and for other publications, and found that his etchings and drawings were often altered by the publication. The realization led him to produced more works in oil and watercolor, that were more difficult to alter.

 

In 1882, at age 46, Homer returned from a trip to Cullercoats, a fishing village on the coast of Northumberland, England and renewed his etching practice.

 

Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher will be on view at the Portland Museum through October 18, 2026.

 

Please contact us if you would like more information about the work of Roy Lichtenstein and Winslow Homer available at Surovek Gallery.

 

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October 8, 2026