Haystack #3

1969

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Stuart Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Adolph Rischner

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a landscape view rendered in a pop art style, characterized by the use of Ben-Day dots. The scene depicts mountains or hills against a sky with undulating forms outlined in black and filled with a pattern of purple dots on white. The lines and fills create an impression of depth, suggesting a range of peaks stretching into the distance. The horizon is formed by a row of hills or mountains with darker outlines. The color palette is stark and minimalist, using high contrast between purple, black, and white. The brushstroke-like technique simulates a mass production aesthetic typical of pop art, giving the image an abstract, graphic look.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph and screenprint on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.3 x 59.7 cm (13 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 52.4 x 78 cm (20 5/8 x 30 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.115

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 67

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 152.

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. 98, no. 67.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.11. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 21/100; lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein '69; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL69-233

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74068353

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