In Salute, Roy Lichtenstein, Salute to Aviation, 1968, captures the spirit of technological optimism with a sleek, stylized tribute to flight. Executed in his iconic Pop Art style—featuring bold lines, flat color fields, and Ben-Day dots—the print presents a streamlined aircraft soaring across a simplified sky. Rather than a literal depiction, the work reads as a graphic emblem of mid-century progress and ambition. The composition balances precision with playfulness, transforming a symbol of industrial power into a visually elegant, almost heroic image. With its clean aesthetic and nostalgic nod to wartime posters and comic book panels, Salute to Aviation reflects Lichtenstein’s unique ability to elevate everyday iconography into striking, cerebral art.

Created in 1968, this Lichtenstein pop art screenprint in colors is hand-signed by Roy Lichtenstein (New York, 1923 – New York, 1997) in pencil: ‘rf Lichtenstein’.  Numbered from the edition of 135, this work is published by Original Editions, New York.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Roy Lichtenstein Salute to Aviation, 1968 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work).

1. Corlett, Lee Mary. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein A Catalogue Raisonee 1948-1997. Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1994. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 63 on pg. 94.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Roy Lichtenstein Salute to Aviation, 1968 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.