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Water Lilies With Cloud - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1992 - MyArtBroker

Water Lilies With Cloud
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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170 x 117cm, Edition of 23, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 23

Year: 1992

Size: H 170cm x W 117cmx D 5cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: March 2017

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March 2017
Christie's London
United Kingdom
£233,042
£274,167
£329,000
October 2014
Phillips New York
United States
July 2010
Christie's London
United Kingdom
May 2007
Sotheby's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Water Lilies With Cloud (signed) is estimated to be worth between £420,000 and £630,000. This screenprint, created in 1992, has been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 16th May 2007. There have been no sales within the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 23.

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Meaning & Analysis

In his 1992 Water Lilies, Lichtenstein reinterprets impressionist Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas” paintings, using his unique vernacular of stylistic motifs. The series exemplifies Lichtenstein’s experimental approach to materials and his long-held interest in translating the formal qualities of reflections.

Water Lilies with Cloud is one of the most intricate and dynamic pieces in the Water Lilies series. The dense composition incorporates thick diagonal lines, swirly patterns and Ben Day dots in saturated colours. Lichtenstein’s forms suggest vegetation and wood grain as well as the rippled and refracted surface of the water. Similar to Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge of the same series, the artist here plays with perspective. His placement of flat layered forms makes it possible to read the image from above and beneath the surface of the water. The juxtaposition of organic subject matter rendered in Lichtenstein’s ‘machine-made’ aesthetic encourages the viewer to look anew at the formal way an image is constructed.

  • Roy Lichtenstein, born in New York, 1923, is a seminal figure in the Pop Art movement, renowned for his comic book and advertisement-inspired artworks. His transformative journey from classical painter to Pop Art pioneer began with his iconic piece, Look Mickey, marking the fusion of painting with pop culture. Lichtenstein’s works, including Whaam!, Drowning Girl, and Crying Girl, blend parody and satire, challenging the boundaries between popular culture and ‘high art’. With over 5,000 pieces to his name, Lichtenstein’s enduring influence resonates in contemporary art, his works celebrated in prestigious institutions worldwide.