Roy Lichtenstein
Water Lilies - Blue Lily Pads
1992.
Silkscreen in colors. Enamel on partly brushed steal, in lacquered wooden frame.
Signed, dated and numbered on the back of the frame, with the printer"s stamp and the registration number RL92-004. From an edition of 23 copies. 110.5 x 97.5 cm (43.5 x 38.3 in).
In the original frame. Printed by Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland (with the printer"s stamp).
• Iconic art-historical motif: homage to Claude Monet"s world-famous water lilies.
• Exceptional materiality: Lichtenstein"s characteristic silkscreen grid combined with a smooth, glossy enamel surface lend this work a strikingly modern texture.
• One of only six motifs from the Water Lily series.
• With this series, Lichtenstein asserted his claim to a position among the greatest artists in art history.
• Lichtenstein"s works are part of the Pop Art canon, one of the most 20th century"s most important movements
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