''We Rose Up Slowly'' is a 1964 painting by

Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein (; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. Hi ...

. Materials includes oil and magna on two canvas panels. The painting measures x . It was exhibited at the

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. and Centre Pompidou. It is in the collection of the Museum für Moderne Kunst.

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Laura Barnett of ''The Guardian'' wrote that the painting depicts "two all-American archetypes — a handsome man, a luscious blonde — in a steamy embrace." The painting is adapted from a panel in the

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'' #81 (

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, Jan. 1962).

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{{Roy Lichtenstein 1964 paintings Paintings by Roy Lichtenstein

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