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Roy Lichtenstein Water Lilies with Cloud from Water Lilies Series Screenprinted enamel in colors

Water Lilies With Cloud Roy Lichtenstein

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Water Lilies with Cloud was created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1992 as part of his celebrated Water Lilies. In this sequence, Lichtenstein reinterprets impressionist Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas” using his unique syntax of stylistic motifs. This signed screen printed enamel on stainless steel belongs to a limited edition of 23.

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ROY LICHTENSTEIN, WATER LILIES WITH CLOUD, WATER LILIES, SCREEN PRINTED ON PROCESSED AND SWIRLED ENAMEL ON STAINLESS STEEL, EDITION OF 23, 1992

A pioneer of American Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein broke with the artistic traditions of the past and found inspiration in the mass-produced visual imagery of 1960s mass media. Challenging traditional distinctions between fine art and popular culture, he initially used consumer advertising and comic books as his source material. His dialogue with art history and the act of painting formed an important focal point throughout his career.

In his 1992 Water Lilies, Lichtenstein reinterprets impressionist Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas” paintings, using his unique vernacular of stylistic motifs. The series exemplifies Lichtenstein’s experimental approach to materials and his long-held interest in translating the formal qualities of reflections.

Water Lilies with Cloud is one of the most intricate and dynamic pieces in the Water Lilies series. The dense composition incorporates thick diagonal lines, swirly patterns and Ben Day dots in saturated colours. Lichtenstein’s forms suggest vegetation and wood grain as well as the rippled and refracted surface of the water. Similar to Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge of the same series, the artist here plays with perspective. His placement of flat layered forms makes it possible to read the image from above and beneath the surface of the water. The juxtaposition of organic subject matter rendered in Lichtenstein’s ‘machine-made’ aesthetic encourages the viewer to look anew at the formal way an image is constructed.

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ABOUT ROY LICHTENSTEIN

Born in Manhattan in 1923, Roy Lichtenstein was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement during the second half of the 20th century. His distinctive artistic style is inspired by the visual language of consumerism and advertising that pervaded American popular culture at the time, and his work recalls a society of widespread commercialism that has remained powerfully relevant to this day. Learn more about Roy Lichtenstein.