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Water Lilies With Japanese Bridge - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1992 - MyArtBroker

Water Lilies With Japanese Bridge
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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212 x 147cm, Edition of 23, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 23

Year: 1992

Size: H 212cm x W 147cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: May 2012

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May 2012
Phillips New York
United States
£147,155
£173,123
£209,479
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein's Water Lilies With Japanese Bridge (signed) from 1992 is estimated to be worth between £210,000 and £320,000. This screenprint is a rare artwork, having only been sold once at auction on 10th May 2012. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 23.

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Meaning & Analysis

Throughout his career, Lichtenstein challenged himself to reimagine traditional artistic subjects and art historical genres using his own unique stylistic language. In this series, Lichtenstein pays homage to impressionist Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas” oil paintings.

Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge is striking due to its complex composition of layered abstract forms. Using a palette of flat synthetic primary colours, simplified shapes, Ben Day dots, and diagonal lines, the artist reinterprets the impressionistic landscape. Within the piece, the artist creates an imitation of texture using stylised shapes and patterns of different colours. These dense forms suggest vegetation and wood grain as well as the rippled and refracted surface of the water.

The artist further plays with perspective; the placement of flat layered forms, such as the bridge in the upper part of the piece and the cloud in the lower right. Mirroring the composition of Water Lilies with Cloudof the same series, he makes it possible to read the image from above and beneath the surface of the water.

  • 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.

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