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Roy Lichtenstein — Water Lilies--Blue Lily Pads, from Water Lilies series
Roy Lichtenstein

Water Lilies--Blue Lily Pads, from Water Lilies series

In this work, Roy Lichtenstein reimagines Monet's iconic Water Lilies through his signature Pop Art lens, rendering floating lily pads in bold, graphic forms against a shimmering, swirled stainless steel surface. The screenprinted enamel in vivid blues creates a striking tension between the organic subject matter and the industrial metallic ground, while Lichtenstein's use of his characteristic Ben-Day dot-inspired aesthetic reduces the impressionistic source material to clean, flattened shapes. The artist's hand-painted and routered relief wood frame further integrates the work as a unified object, blurring the boundary between painting and sculptural construction.

Medium
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel with artist's painted and routered relief wood frame,

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Evening & Day Editions

October 28, 2013

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Roy Lichtenstein, Water Lilies--Blue Lily Pads, from Water Lilies series

In this work, Roy Lichtenstein reimagines Monet's iconic Water Lilies through his signature Pop Art lens, rendering floating lily pads in bold, graphic forms against a shimmering, swirled stainless steel surface. The screenprinted enamel in vivid blues creates a striking tension between the organic subject matter and the industrial metallic ground, while Lichtenstein's use of his characteristic Ben-Day dot-inspired aesthetic reduces the impressionistic source material to clean, flattened shapes. The artist's hand-painted and routered relief wood frame further integrates the work as a unified object, blurring the boundary between painting and sculptural construction.

Medium
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel with artist's painted and routered relief wood frame,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Floral Subject, 20th Century, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, American Artist, Pop Art, Enamel on Steel, Screen Print, Blue Color Palette, Playful Mood

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Brian Stevens, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo