Roy Lichtenstein Imperfect Print for B.A.M.

Roy Lichtenstein Imperfect Print for B.A.M.
Woodcut and screenprint in colours
151 x 80 cm. (59 3/8 x 31 3/8 in.)
Signed and dated in pencil from the edition of 75

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein Imperfect Print for B.A.M. Challenging the traditional edge of the canvas, Lichtenstein here starts with a line, follows it along the canvas and then brings it back to the start. Of this print, Lichtenstein said: ‘the line goes out beyond the rectangle of the painting, as though I missed the edge somehow’.

Woodcut and screenprint in colours, 1987, on Arches wove paper, signed and dated in pencil from the edition of 75, published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, from The Brooklyn Academy of Music 125th Anniversary Portfolio, 151 x 80 cm. (59 3/8 x 31 3/8 in.)

‘It seemed to be the most meaningless way to make an abstraction … the nameless or generic painting you might find in the background of a sitcom, the abstraction hanging over the couch’ (Roy Lichtenstein).

By re-appropriating the traditional artistic motif of landscape and rendering it in his Pop idiom, Lichtenstein demonstrated his extensive knowledge of the history of art and suggested the proximity of high and low art forms. His interest in modern art also led Lichtenstein to create many works that directly referenced artists such as Cézanne, Picasso, and Matisse.

This work includes a certificate of authenticity.