Haystack #1

1969

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Stuart Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Daniel Freeman

Printer, American, born 1868

Richard Wilke

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Adolph Rischner

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a pattern of yellow dots arranged in even rows and columns across a white background, creating an abstract composition. The dots collectively form shapes that resemble objects like houses with pointed roofs and round figural elements that could be interpreted as trees or vegetation. The overall effect is a combination of structured repetition with a playful nod to familiar landscape elements through the abstract dot formation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph and screenprint in yellow and white on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 34 x 59.6 cm (13 3/8 x 23 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.7 x 77.7 cm (20 3/4 x 30 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.113

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 65

  • Series Title

    Haystack

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 150.

2002

  • Corlett, Mary Lee, and Ruth E. Fine. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997. New York and Washington, D.C.: Hudson Hills Press and the National Gallery of Art, 2002, p. 97, no. 65.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.9. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 74/100; lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein '69; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL69-231

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74068345

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