The artwork titled “Thinking of him” was created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1963. It is executed using magna on canvas and belongs to the Pop Art movement. The artwork measures 172.7 by 172.7 centimeters and is categorized as a genre painting.
In this vibrant and striking visual piece, Lichtenstein employs his signature comic strip style, characterized by bold lines, bright colors, and Ben-Day dots. The artwork depicts a woman in profile, her face detailed with a solitary tear, possibly indicating sadness or longing. The woman is shown contemplating a thought bubble within which a man’s profile is prominently displayed. This imagined figure of the man is depicted with a sharp, clean profile and formal attire, suggesting he holds significant importance to the woman. The entire composition is rendered with the distinct graphic quality and dramatic emotional gesture that is typical of Lichtenstein’s exploration of commercial art and mass media themes in his body of work.