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Treasure Hunters Roadshow (THR) Womens Jared Cook Rams Jersey , one of the major buyers of precious metals, musical instruments, militaria and fine arts in the entire world, has been traveling all through the United States, Canada and Europe since 1996 in search of the most unusual and rarest memorabilia. Amongst this crew, however, is a focused group of art professionals who travel alongside their THR counterparts to nearly 100 shows a week in an effort to track down the lost and forgotten works of America’s greatest artists.

In recent times, the “pop art” culture, guided by trendsetter Roy Lichtenstein, has shown an improvement in reputation with collectors while common landscape pieces by artists such as Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran retain their high appeal.

At the events the professionals assess all types of art, and if proven to be authentic and valuable, an offer is made and, if accepted Womens Jared Cook Elite Jersey , a check is presented to the seller. With the Treasure Hunters Roadshow Tv show gearing up for another season, these artwork enthusiasts are eager to see what other great paintings they will be able to uncover this time around.

While the height of Roy Lichtenstein’s work came in the 1960s, Treasure Hunters Roadshow professionals have seen that collectors these days continue scooping up his original prints and are prepared to shell out big bucks to finish their collections. Popular for his works that were influenced by advertising and comic books, Lichtenstein defined the pop art movement through tongue-in-cheek humor and parodies of mainstream culture.

Roy Lichtenstein grew up in New York City in an upper-middle class family but was not a student of the arts. Alternatively, he toyed with design and style and painting as a hobby. Oftentimes, Lichtenstein could be found drawing images of the artists performing music at the Apollo Theatre. He went on to earn his Master’s of Fine Arts degree from Ohio State University following a tour of duty during WWII.

Soon after finishing his degree, he joined the abstract expressionism school after dabbling in cubism and expressionism. His first work,”Look Mickey” (1961), came from a challenge by his son who pointed to a comic book of Mickey Mouse and claimed, “Hey, dad, bet you can’t paint as good as this.” This very first work was so coveted that every piece was bought by investors before his exhibit opened at the Castelli gallery in 1962.

However, having used subjects from other types of mass media Johnny Hekker Elite Rams Jersey , numerous critics started to question Lichtenstein’s originality. His most recognizable and well-known items were replicas of comic book panels, although he had mostly abandoned the concept by 1965. Graphic novelist, Art Spiegelman, grew to become annoyed with Lichtenstein stating, “Lichtenstein did no more or less comics than Andy Warhol did for soup.”

In the late 1970s, Lichtenstein started to incorporate a far more surreal style and also made metal and plastic sculptures and several hundred screen-printed works. In 1996, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. came to own the largest selection of Roy Lichtenstein pieces, although it is thought that a large quantity of his work continues to be in personal collections.

Have some pop artwork lying around the home but not positive if it is of value? Go to the Treasure Hunters Roadshow events web page to locate a show near you and the fine art specialists will be able to evaluate it for no cost. A piece of paper that looks like a comic book in your attic just might be a Roy Lichtenstein original well worth thousands of bucks!

Amongst the Treasure Hunters Roadshow fine art lovers is Laureen Kattan, an avid fan of Roy Lichtenstein’s parody artwork.