Drawing is the basis of my art. It is where mythinking takes place. It is a big part of mypainting. The paintings are always the same, onlylarger. But they may not get at all better. I am notthinking it up while I am actually doing thepainting. A certain spontaneity is lost. Drawinghas more interesting traces . . . Roy LichtensteinWritten in close collaboration with the Roy LichtensteinEstate and Foundation, this monograph presentsan extraordinary selection of over 200 works onpaper by the American artist, from the NationalGallery of Washington, DC; the MoMA and theWhitney Museum, New York; the Art Institute ofChicago, as well as public and private European andAmerican collections. Devoted to his works on paperthat represent the most private and poetic aspect ofRoy Lichtenstein's production, this volume providesthe reader with a unique perspective for getting toknow and appreciate the artist's oeuvre through the first works, namely the original ideas that were to bethe source of inspiration for his great, world-famousmasterpieces. The works on paper are also pairedwith some important paintings and sculptures, as wellas a rich selection of photographs documenting theartist at work.The volume includes texts by Danilo Eccher,Dorothy Lichtenstein, Bernice Rose, Jack Cowart,Thomas Zacharias ( Lichtenstein Draws ), andAndrea C. Theil, a chronology (by Clare Bell), and alist of exhibitions in Italy