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'''''Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But...''''' (sometimes '''''Oh, Jeff''''') is a 1964 oil and [[magna (paint)|magna]] on canvas painting by [[Roy Lichtenstein]]. Like many of Lichtenstein's works its title comes from the [[speech balloon]] in the painting.

Although many sources, such as the ''Encyclopedia of Art'', describe ''[[Whaam!]]'' and ''[[Drowning Girl]]'' as Lichtenstein's most famous works,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/famous-artists/roy-lichtenstein.htm|title=Roy Lichtenstein: Biography of American Pop Artist, Comic-Strip-style Painter |accessdate=June 5, 2013|publisher=Encyclopedia of Art}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBzPzzJwxwEC&pg=PT153&dq=%22Drowning+Girl%22+Lichtenstein&hl=en&sa=X&ei=k8evUdL1FozV0gGJ1oD4Bw&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBg |title=Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?: And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia!|accessdate=June 6, 2013|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]| last =Cronin | first = Brian}}</ref> artist Vian Shamounki Borchert believes it is this piece, calling it his ''[[Mona Lisa]]''.<ref name=RLARatNGoAWD>{{cite web|url = http://gaithersburg.patch.com/blog_posts/roy-lichtenstein-a-retrospective-at-the-national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc|title=Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC|accessdate=June 5, 2013|date=December 11, 2012|work=[[Gaithersburg Patch]]| first =Borchert | last = Vian Shamounki}}</ref> The ''[[Daily Mail]]'' listed it along with ''Whaam!'' and ''Drowning Girl'' as one of his most famous at the time of its 2013 Retrospective at the [[Tate Modern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2280553/Pop-goes-Tate-The-iconic-works-Pop-artist-Roy-Lichtenstein-brought-new-exhibition.html|title=Pop goes the Tate! Iconic works of Roy Lichtenstein brought together for exciting new exhibition at the Tate Modern|accessdate=June 7, 2013|date=February 19, 2013|work=[[Daily Mail]]|author=Kirkova, Deni}}</ref> Borchert notes that this painting captures "the magic" of its "anguished and yes {{sic}} beautiful blue eyed, blond hair, full lips" female subject while presenting "sad eyes that seem to give in to what seems to be a doomed love affair".<ref name=RLARatNGoAWD />

[[File:Roy Lichtenstein.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lichtenstein in 1967]]