Haystack #7

1969

Roy Lichtenstein

Associated Names
Roy Lichtenstein

Artist, American, 1923 - 1997

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is a drawing of a series of abstract shapes and patterns formed by a grid of black dots on a white background. The composition utilizes a dotted pattern to create a sense of depth and texture. The shapes appear to represent a row of simplistic, abstract houses with triangular roofs, set against an implied landscape. The use of contrasting black and white tones gives the image a bold, graphic quality. The style is suggestive of a pop art influence, emphasizing the interplay between simplicity and detail through the repetition of dots.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    debossing in black on Special Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.1 x 60 cm (13 7/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 52.8 x 77.8 cm (20 13/16 x 30 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.119

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Corlett/Fine 2002, no. 74

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 159.

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. 101, no. 74.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 31.18. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A/P X; lower right in graphite: rf Lichtenstein '69; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RL69-237

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74068368

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