''Yellow and Green Brushstrokes'' is a 1966 oil and Magna on canvas pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein. It is part of the ''Brushstrokes'' series of

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that includes several paintings and sculptures. It is located at the

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. As with all of his ''Brushstrokes'' works, it is in part a satirical response to the gestural painting of Abstract Expressionism. It is in the collection of the

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''Yellow and Green Brushstrokes'' is located at the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany. The museum acquired the work from the collection of Karl Ströher in 1981. The source for the entire ''Brushstrokes'' series was

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. According to the Lichtenstein Foundation, Lichtenstein produced two distinct 1966 oil and Magna on canvases by the title ''Yellow and Green Brushstrokes''. The second one is smaller at . It involved much straighter brushstrokes. The painting depicts two brushstrokes magnified to cover the entire vast canvas. This is one of several such ''Brushstrokes'' series representations that seem "absurd".

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Measuring , ''Yellow and Green Brushstrokes'' is regarded as quite notable for its ability to imply perceptible movement although his works is limited to a single image on a canvas with finite space. The movement is considered similar to the explosive actions evident in earlier works such as ''

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''. He uses overlapping forms rather than a single form or distinct adjacent forms, which seems to create a more dynamic feel to the shallow space. However, since Lichtenstein does not use shading or contrast, the monochromatic strokes with just bold black outlines are void of certain elements of depth. '' Big Painting No. 6'' and ''Yellow and Green Brushstrokes'' go one step further in terms of canvas size and dynamic activity that was presented earlier in '' Little Big Painting''. At wide, the magnitude of the work is exceptional for Lichtenstein. Edward F. Fry described the work in the October 1969

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as "The heroic brushstroke of Abstract-Expressionism mocked by objective treatment in comic-strip idiom". This work is regarded as a rare example of Lichtenstein performing as a "virtuoso painter" and using "bravura technique".

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