Roy Lichtenstein Haystack, 1969, C.84 is simple yet beautiful screenprint of a yellow haystack in the middle of a field. Most likely influenced by Claude Monet’s paintings of the same subject, Lichtenstein puts a modern spin on the composition by including his favored “Ben Day dots” that are used in comic book panels. Lichtenstein flattens the landscape with the opaque and minimal shadows and highlights the haystack as the focal point by not covering the bright yellow with the comic book dots that make up the background. This work is an excellent showing up Lichtenstein’s screenprint work and showcases how the artist combined traditional art with modern artistic techniques to create something unique and visually interesting.

Roy Lichtenstein Haystack, 1969, C.84 is a Screenprint on C. M. Fabriano – 100/100 Cotone paper. This work is hand signed “rf Lichtenstein” and dated “’69” by Roy Lichtenstein (New York, 1923 – New York, 1997) in pencil in the lower left margin. Numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil in the lower right margin. There is also a blind stamp in the lower right of the publisher, “Gabriele Mazzotta Editore chop.”

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Roy Lichtenstein Haystack, 1969, C.84 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Corlett, Mary. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonne 1948-1997. Hudson Hills; Revised Edition (July 19, 2002). Listed and illustrated as catalogue number 84.

2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Roy Lichtenstein Haystack, 1969, C.84 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.