We Rose Up Slowly

We Rose Up Slowly is a 1964 painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Its materials consist of oil and magna on two canvas panels. The painting measures x. It was previously exhibited at the Art [Institute of Chicago] and Centre Pompidou. It is currently in the collection of the Museum [für Moderne Kunst].

Description

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 romance comic Girls' Romances #81.