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 68 in x 92 in. 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 (National Periodical, Jan. 1962).