Roy Lichtenstein’s Composition I, created in 1996, is a screenprint that brings musical notation into the visual language of Pop Art. Staff lines, notes, and bars sprawl across the surface in controlled arcs, forming a composition that is both energetic and ordered. Bold black marks punctuate the image, while areas of red, blue, and yellow reference Lichtenstein’s signature palette. As one of Lichtenstein’s late prints, Composition I reflects his ongoing interest in translating systems such as music, comics, and brushstrokes into a distinctly mechanical and recognisable visual form.
For collectors, Composition I is a late-career print that encapsulates Lichtenstein’s broader engagement with reproduction, structure, and the aesthetics of modern communication. By reducing the fluidity of sound to a fixed, repeatable image, the work sits within an important art-historical dialogue around printmaking, notation, and mass culture.
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Roy Lichtenstein, Composition I, 1996Screenprint on paper, 121cm x 88cmEdition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs©Roy Lichtenstein